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Where does “pirítós” come from?

pirítós (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pirít, from English pyrite, from Old French pyrite, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

pirítós (Hungarian): toast

Definitions

  1. toast

Ancestry of “pirítós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpirítto burn, tan; to fry, brown; to toast
2EnglishpyriteThe common mineral iron disulfide , of a pale...
3Old Frenchpyrite—
4Latinpȳritēs—
5Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
6Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
7Proto-Hellenic*pāwər—
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