Etymology

pyrophane

P3Y4R1O1P3H4A1N1E1

Today it means: A mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φαίνω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφαίνω“I show or shine”
  2. English todaypyrophane

From pyro- + Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “I show or shine”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφαίνω all →

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