pyrotechnic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπῦρ“fire”
2. Latin · derived frompyrotechnica
3. English todaypyrotechnic

From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skillful, workmanlike”). Analyzable as pyro- + technic.

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