Where does “pirytowy” come from?

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

pirytowy (Polish): pyritic

Definitions

  1. pyritic

Ancestry of “pirytowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpirytpyrite
2Latinpȳritēspyrite
3Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος