Where does “pyrolatry” come from?

pyrolatry (English) comes from English -latry, from Late Latin latria, from Ancient Greek λατρεία, from Ancient Greek λατρευειν — wait on,” “serve with prayer.

pyrolatry (English): the worship of fire

Definitions

  1. the worship of fire

Ancestry of “pyrolatry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-latryworship of
2Late Latinlatria
3Ancient Greekλατρείαservice; worship
4Ancient Greekλατρευεινwait on,” “serve with prayer

Words derived from “pyrolatry

Every word from Ancient Greek λατρευεινEvery word from English -latryEvery word from Ancient Greek λατρεία