quword
趣词
Word Origins Dictionary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
fuel (v.)
1590s, "feed or furnish with fuel," literal and figurative, from
fuel
(n.). Intransitive sense "to get fuel" (originally firewood) is from 1880. Related:
Fueled
;
fueling
.
refuel (v.)
also
re-fuel
, 1811, from
re-
"again" +
fuel
(v.). Originally in a spiritual sense. Related:
Refueled
;
refuelling
.