Etymology

pyrrhous

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Today it means: reddish; ruddy Full definition →

Ancient Greek πυρρός
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromπυρρός
  2. English todaypyrrhous

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós). Spelling influenced by -ous.

Words from the same roots

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