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Where does “πῡρίτης λίθος” come from?

πῡρίτης λίθος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

πῡρίτης λίθος (Ancient Greek): stone of fire, flint

Definitions

  1. stone of fire, flint

Ancestry of “πῡρίτης λίθος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
2Proto-Hellenic*pāwər—

Words derived from “πῡρίτης λίθος”

  • pyrite
  • pyrites
  • arsenopyrite
  • pyritic
  • pyritous
  • pyritiferous
  • pyritization
  • pyritohedron
  • leucopyrite
  • pyritical
  • pyritohedral
  • nonpyritic
  • pyritaceous
  • pyritize
  • pyritoid
  • pyritology
  • pyrites
  • Arsenopyrit
  • Pyrit
  • iarnphirít
  • pirít
  • pyrite
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