Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “pyrotagging” come from?

pyrotagging (English) comes from English pyro, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

pyrotagging (English): sequencing by means of pyrotags

Definitions

  1. sequencing by means of pyrotags

Ancestry of “pyrotagging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpyroa pyromaniac; pyrocellulose; pyrotechnician
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →