Where does “pyren” come from?

pyren (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πυρήν, from Ancient Greek πῡρός — wheat; grain of wheat.

pyren (Latin): An unknown kind of precious stone

Definitions

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Ancestry of “pyren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυρήνkernel, pip, stone; hard bone of fishes; grain of...
2Ancient Greekπῡρόςwheat; grain of wheat
Every word from Ancient Greek πῡρός →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρήν →