Where does “pirotecnica” come from?

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

pirotecnica (Italian): pyrotechnics

Definitions

  1. pyrotechnics

Ancestry of “pirotecnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiro-pyro-
2Ancient Greekπυρο-
3Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Italian piro-
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