Where does “pirotècnia” come from?

pirotècnia (Catalan) comes from Catalan piro-, from Ancient Greek πυρο-, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

pirotècnia (Catalan): pyrotechnics

Definitions

  1. pyrotechnics

Ancestry of “pirotècnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpiro-pyro
2Ancient Greekπυρο-—
3Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Catalan piro- →