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Where does “pirotecnia” come from?

pirotecnia (Spanish) comes from Spanish -tecnia, from Spanish -ía, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pirotecnia (Spanish): pyrotechnics; fireworks or other explosive...

Definitions

  1. pyrotechnics; fireworks or other explosive...

Ancestry of “pirotecnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-tecniaskill, technique
2Spanish-íaSuffix indicating the first-person singular...
3Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “pirotecnia”

  • pirotécnico
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