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petroleum (n.)
[petroleum 词源字典]
early 15c. "petroleum, rock oil" (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin
petroleum
, from Latin
petra
"rock" (see
petrous
) +
oleum
"oil" (see
oil
(n.)).
[petroleum etymology, petroleum origin, 英语词源]