Etymology

pyro-

Today it means: Fire, heat. Full definition →

Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) ← Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. English todaypyro-

From Latin pyr, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπῦρ all →

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