Etymology

pyrrh-

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Ancient Greek Πύρρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠύρρος
  2. English todaypyrrh-

From Ancient Greek Πύρρος (Púrrhos) from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

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