pyrrhic

pyrrhic · adjective, noun¹

1. Latin · derived frompyrrhichius“dibrach”
2. English todaypyrrhic

From Latin pyrrhichius (“dibrach”), from πυρρίχη (purrhíkhē, “war dance”), from πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored, red”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pyrrhic · adjective²

From Pyrrhus + -ic.

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