Etymology

empyrical

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Latin empyricus ← Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐμπύριος“fiery”
  2. Latin · derived fromempyricus
  3. English todayempyrical

From Latin empyricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “fiery”), from ἐν (en, “en-”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

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