Where does “pȳritēs” come from?

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

pȳritēs (Latin): pyrite

Definitions

  1. pyrite

Ancestry of “pȳritēs”, step by step

pȳritēs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος

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

via Ancient Greek πῠρῑ́της

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῠρῑ́τηςcopper pyrites

Words derived from “pȳritēs”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος →