Where does “πυρετός” come from?

πυρετός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Πυρετός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

πυρετός (Greek): fever, pyrexia; frenzy, fever

Definitions

  1. fever, pyrexia; frenzy, fever

Ancestry of “πυρετός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠυρετόςRiver Pyretus; Prut River, nowadays flowing through Ukraine, Romania and Moldova
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Πυρετός →