Where does “Diospyros” come from?

Diospyros (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek διόσπυρος, from Ancient Greek πυρός, from Proto-Indo-European puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

Diospyros (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Diospyros”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	διόσπυρος	—
2	Ancient Greek	πυρός	wheat; a grain of wheat; genitive singular of πῦρ
3	Proto-Indo-European	puHrós	wheat
4	Proto-Indo-European	pewH-	to be clean, pure

Words derived from “Diospyros”

dióspiro
diospireiro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHrós →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρός →