Where does “piretico” come from?

piretico (Italian) comes from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός, from Ancient Greek πυρετός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

piretico (Italian): pyrexial, pyrexic, pyretic

Definitions

  1. pyrexial, pyrexic, pyretic

Ancestry of “piretico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpyreticus
2Ancient Greekπυρετικόςfebrile
3Ancient Greekπυρετόςheat; fever
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “piretico

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πυρετός