English
pyree
Pyree comes from Late Latin pyreum, from Ancient Greek πυρεῖον ‘a firestick’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘a funerary fire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπυρεῖονpureîon‘a firestick’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpyreum
- Englishearliest quotation 1638pyree
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‘a funerary fire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπυρεῖονpureîon‘a firestick’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpyreum
- Englishearliest quotation 1638pyree
Earliest quotation: 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels: “But more usefull to our intellect, is the long…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
through Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘a funerary fire’
bureau, burrito, bertram, burro, pyrite, pyroclastic, pyro, 12 more
Today it means
noun An ancient Persian temple devoted to fire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / pyree