Etymology

pyretic

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Today it means: Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever. Full definition →

New Latin pyreticus ← Ancient Greek πυρετικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπυρετικός“febrile”
  2. New Latin · borrowed frompyreticus
  3. English todaypyretic

Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

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