Where does “calcopirita” come from?

calcopirita (Catalan) comes from Catalan calco-, from Ancient Greek χαλκός, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

calcopirita (Catalan): chalcopyrite

Definitions

  1. chalcopyrite

Ancestry of “calcopirita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancalco-chalco
2Ancient Greekχαλκόςcopper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;...
3Latinpȳritēspyrite
4Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος