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Where does “πῦρ” come from?

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

πῦρ (Ancient Greek): a fire; lightning; a fever

Definitions

  1. a fire; lightning; a fever

Ancestry of “πῦρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “πῦρ”

  • bureaucracy
  • bureaucratic
  • bureau
  • pyre
  • bureaucrat
  • pyrite
  • Pyrrhus
  • pyrites
  • pyrolysis
  • burro
  • bureaux
  • bureaucratization
  • empyrean
  • pyrexia
  • pyrotechnics
  • antipyretic
  • burrito
  • pyrotechnic
  • bureaucratically
  • pyrometer
  • borage
  • pyrethroid
  • pyro
  • pyrolytic
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