Etymograph

English

pyro-

Pyro- comes from Latin pyr, from Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘fire’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyr
  5. Englishtodaypyro-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘fire’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyr
  5. Englishtodaypyro-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’

fire, fiery, poppy, 16 more

through Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’

bureau, burrito, bertram, burro, pyrite, pyre, pyroclastic, 13 more

Today it means

prefix Fire, heat.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / pyro-

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