Where does “antipyretic” come from?

Antipyretic comes from Ancient Greek ἀντι- and πυρετός, from πῦρ meaning fire, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-.

antipyretic (English): That reduces fever; fever-reducing; A...

Definitions

  1. That reduces fever; fever-reducing; A...

Ancestry of “antipyretic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyreticCaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever; A...
2New Latinpyreticus—
3Ancient Greekπυρετικόςfebrile
4Ancient Greekπυρετόςheat; fever
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “antipyretic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρετός →