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
Ancestry of “pyrexia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pyrexia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πυρεξία | feverishness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πυρετός | heat; fever |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
Words derived from “pyrexia”