English
eupyrion
Eupyrion comes from Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘fire’
- Englishearliest quotation 1830eupyrion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘fire’
- Englishearliest quotation 1830eupyrion
Earliest quotation: 1830, Michael Faraday: “A flint and steel, with matches, or, what is…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
through Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
through Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’
bureau, burrito, bertram, burro, pyre, pyro, pyrite, 12 more
Today it means
noun A device historically used for obtaining instantaneous light, such as a lucifer match.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / eupyrion