English
pyrophane
Pyrophane comes from Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘I show or shine’, from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘I show or shine’
- Englishtodaypyrophane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘I show or shine’
- Englishtodaypyrophane
Formed from pyro-
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’
Latin pyr
English pyro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
focus, phone, famous, professor, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, fate, fame, ban, photographer, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, profession, confession, abandon, confess, infant, beacon, beck, symphony, boon, eff, fab, fay, fable, foyer, buoy, banish, infamy, nefarious, bane, profess, prophetic, bene, banal, beek, 115 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
through Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘I show or shine’
fantasy, fancy, phenomenon, emphasis, phantom, fantasia, epiphany, phenomenology, phenomenally, phenol, phenom, tryptophan, phantasm, 40 more
Today it means
noun A mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / pyrophane