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Where does “pirosolfato” come from?

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

pirosolfato (Italian): pyrosulfate

Definitions

  1. pyrosulfate

Ancestry of “pirosolfato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiro-pyro-
2Ancient Greekπυρο-—
3Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
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