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Where does “pyrotechnic” come from?

Pyrotechnic comes from Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (fire) and τέχνη (craft), with τέχνη deriving from τίκτειν (to produce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-.

pyrotechnic (English): Of or relating to fireworks; Of or relating to...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to fireworks; Of or relating to...

Ancestry of “pyrotechnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtechnicThe method of performance in any art; technique;...
2Latintechnicustechnical
3Ancient Greekτεχνικόςtechnical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining...
4Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “pyrotechnic”

  • pyrotechnist
  • pyrotechnically
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