Words that come from Ancient Greek πῦρ

400 words across 24 languages descend from Ancient Greek πῦρ — including bureaucracy, bureaucratic, bureau, Bertram, burly, burlesque, pyre, bureaucrat.

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English (246)

Italian (28)

French (23)

Ancient Greek (21)

Latin (16)

Swedish (12)

Translingual (9)

Dutch (6)

Polish (6)

Hungarian (6)

Greek (4)

Russian (3)

Irish (3)

Crimean Tatar (2)

Turkish (2)

Czech (2)

Armenian (2)

Danish (2)

Esperanto (2)

Romagnol (1)

Tagalog (1)

Volapük (1)

Veps (1)

Catalan (1)

Words from Ancient Greek πῦρ — 400 descendants | Etymology Explorer