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Where does “πυρετός” come from?

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

πυρετός (Ancient Greek): heat; fever

Definitions

  1. heat; fever

Ancestry of “πυρετός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πυρετός”

  • pyrexia
  • antipyretic
  • hyperpyrexia
  • pyrexial
  • pyretic
  • apyretic
  • apyrexia
  • pyrexic
  • hyperpyretic
  • antepyretic
  • antipyrexial
  • alexipyretic
  • pyrexia
  • πυρετός
  • πυρετικός
  • πυρέσσω
  • πυρεξία
  • pyreticus
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