Where does “Pyrrhus” come from?
Pyrrhus derives from Ancient Greek Πύρρος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ meaning fire, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ with the same sense.
Ancestry of “Pyrrhus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Πύρρος | the Greek king of Epirus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῠρρός | flame-colored, yellowish-red; red, fiery |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *pāwər | — |