- petrol
- petrol 1895, "gasoline," from Fr. pétrol (1892); earlier used (1580s) in reference to the unrefined substance, from M.Fr. petrole "petroleum," from O.Fr. (13c.), from M.L. petroleum (see PETROLEUM (Cf. petroleum)).
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