Where does “Pyrit” come from?
Pyrit (German) comes from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.
Pyrit (German): pyrite
Ancestry of “Pyrit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pȳritēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῡρίτης λίθος | stone of fire, flint |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *pāwər | — |
Words derived from “Pyrit”