Where does “pyreticus” come from?
pyreticus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πυρετικός, from Ancient Greek πυρετός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
Ancestry of “pyreticus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πυρετικός | febrile |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πυρετός | heat; fever |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
Words derived from “pyreticus”