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How did petroleum get its name?​

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Answered by rbs2767
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The word petroleum comes from Medieval Latin petroleum (literally "rock oil"), which comes from Latin petra, "rock", (from Ancient Greek: πέτρα, romanized: petra, "rock") and Latin oleum, "oil", (, "oil").

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