Where does “wiresmith” come from?

wiresmith (English) comes from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη.

wiresmith (English): A worker who hammered metal into wire

Definitions

A worker who hammered metal into wire

Ancestry of “wiresmith”, step by step

wiresmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wire

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
2	Middle English	wir	—
3	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
4	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
5	Old French	myrte	—
6	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
7	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
8	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
9	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via English Smith

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Smith	(the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand)
2	Middle English	smiþ	Alternative form of smyth
3	Middle English	smyth	A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A...
4	Old English	smiþ	smith
5	Proto-West Germanic	*smiþ	craftsman, smith
6	Proto-Germanic	smiþaz	craftsman, smith
7	Proto-Indo-European	smēy-	—

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →