Etymology

pyrophorus

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Today it means: a substance capable of catching fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state Full definition →

Ancient Greek πῦρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπῦρ“fire”
  2. English todaypyrophorus

Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phorus

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπῦρ all →

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