Where does “Πυρετός” come from?

Πυρετός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Πυρετός (Ancient Greek): River Pyretus; Prut River, nowadays flowing through Ukraine, Romania and Moldova

Definitions

  1. River Pyretus; Prut River, nowadays flowing through Ukraine, Romania and Moldova

Ancestry of “Πυρετός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “Πυρετός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ