Where does “arsenopirite” come from?

arsenopirite (Italian) comes from Italian pirite, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

arsenopirite (Italian): arsenopyrite

Definitions

  1. arsenopyrite

Ancestry of “arsenopirite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiritepyrite
2Latinpȳritēspyrite
3Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος