24letters WEEKLY MAGAZINE PHOLITISM The history of words: Gaddafi, Libya, Oil and Gasoline Tribute to Libya (history / civilization) writes o George Damianos The name Muammar al-Gaddafi (Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, pronunciation:‎ Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfī), established in Greece with the pronunciation "Gadafi", instead of "Gaddafi". The name Gaddafi comes from the Arabic verb gadf > extrusion, which means “to throw, fly", but also "slander". Therefore, the name Gaddafi is interpreted as o “Ballon”, but also the “communicating”, The “detractor”, The “slanderer”. The names of the families of the nomads of northern Africa, in their majority, or specify the place of origin, whether they are just nicknames (: nicknames). Correction: Kamal Rahimi.24grammata.com With the term Libya, since the time of Homer, and later in Herodotus , they identified either B. Africa or the entire Continent of Africa. The word identifies the ancient Libu or Rbu people. Because in hieroglyphic writing there are no vowels and the same symbol is used for “R” and “L” for it and, initially, was read in various ways: Rabu/ Labu/ Rebu etc. The final sound was established with the Greek pronunciation as Livys (Gen. -son) 24grammata.com The word oil (< stone + oil) he is of Greek origin. It was produced by the German geologist Georg Bauer, also known as Georgius Agricola. L. Petroleum is first mentioned in Bauer's work: Of the Nature of Fossils, ed. 1546 THE petrol it is a volatile (that is, vents easily) liquid produced by the distillation of petroleum. The origin of the word starts from Arabic: luben dgiawi (mtf: Javanese frankincense). Initially, he identified the smell of a sapling (styrax benzoe), which grows in the region of Java and Sumatra. The 1833 the German chemist E. Mitscherlich will convert luBen Dgiawi, The day for the draw of the two lucky ones benzoin (the -lu-, from luben, will “cut off”, because it was mistakenly considered an article). So, because of this mistake the topic benz was created and from here many words were produced, such as: benzo (the plant), benzene, petrol, gasoline engine, petrol pump (it first appeared 1905, from S.F. Bowser & Co), gas station and many others.24grammata.com and more 1500 articles in Greek, English, french, German, Italian and Spanish language. Free e-books (new books) View the entire file from “word of the week" but also other interesting articles at the address www.24Grams.com. You can subscribe to receive weekly updates from 24grams, at the address http://24grammata.com/?page_id=6. 24letters© 2011. All rights reserved. Development from 24 letters