Where does “piromane” come from?

piromane (Italian) comes from Italian piro-, from Ancient Greek πυρο-, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

piromane (Italian): pyromaniac

Definitions

  1. pyromaniac

Ancestry of “piromane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiro-pyro-
2Ancient Greekπυρο-—
3Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Italian piro- →