pyrope

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπῦρ“fire”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπυρωπός“fiery-eyed, fire-colored”
3. Latin · derived frompyrōpus
4. English todaypyrope

From Latin pyrōpus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fiery-eyed, fire-colored”), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.

Words from the same roots