Where does “pyrite” come from?
pyrite (Old French) comes from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.
Ancestry of “pyrite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pȳritēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῡρίτης λίθος | stone of fire, flint |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *pāwər | — |
Words derived from “pyrite”