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Where does “pȳritēs” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pȳritēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Hellenic*pāwər—
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