Where does “pirop” come from?

pirop (Romanian) comes from French pyrope, from Old French pirope, from Latin pyropus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

pirop (Romanian): pyrope

Definitions

  1. pyrope

Ancestry of “pirop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpyropepyrope
2Old Frenchpirope—
3Latinpyropusa kind of red bronze
4Ancient Greekπυρωπόςfire-colored; fire-like
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →