Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*péh₂wr̥
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, most common first.
- fireA (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- poppyAny plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- alexipyreticA medicine which reduces fever.