Where does “pyrexia” come from?

Pyrexia comes from Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek πῦρ meaning fire, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥.

pyrexia (English): Fever; Trench fever

Definitions

  1. Fever; Trench fever

Ancestry of “pyrexia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpyrexia—
2Ancient Greekπυρεξίαfeverishness
3Ancient Greekπυρετόςheat; fever
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “pyrexia”

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