Where does “πυρρίχιος” come from?
πυρρίχιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πυρρίχη, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
Ancestry of “πυρρίχιος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πυρρίχη | war dance |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
Words derived from “πυρρίχιος”