Where does “pyrope” come from?

pyrope (French) comes from Old French pirope, from Latin pyropus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

pyrope (French): pyrope

Definitions

  1. pyrope

Ancestry of “pyrope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpirope
2Latinpyropusa kind of red bronze
3Ancient Greekπυρωπόςfire-colored; fire-like
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “pyrope

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