Etymology

dipyre

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Ancient Greek πῦρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπῦρ“fire”
  2. English todaydipyre

From di- + Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”); so called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it and rendering it phosphorescent.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπῦρ all →

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