Etymology

pyrophanous

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Today it means: made transparent or translucent when heated Full definition →

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

From pyro- (“heat”) + -phanous.

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