English
pyrophanous
Pyrophanous comes from Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘a funerary 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‘a funerary fire’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyr
- Englishtodaypyrophanous
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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyr
- Englishtodaypyrophanous
A compound of pyro- ‘heat’ + -phanous
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’
Latin pyr
English pyro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
through Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘a funerary fire’
bureau, burrito, bertram, pyre, pyrite, burro, pyroclastic, 12 more
Today it means
adj made transparent or translucent when heated
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / pyrophanous