gasoline

Meaning

Synonyms

liquid fuel

regular grade petrol

super grade petrol

petrolium

gasoline oil

lighter fuel

gas oil

motor fuel

volatile oil

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/
Etymology

In summary

From Cazeline (possibly influenced by Gazeline, the name of an Irish copy), a brand of petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline. The name Cassell is from Anglo-Norman castel (cognate of English castle), from Old French castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. The suffix -eline is from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864.

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