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- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- English todaypyrolysis
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pyrolysis
Today it means: The decomposition of a material or compound by heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents. Full definition →
Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English pyro-