English Explanatory Dictionary

pyro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Fire, heat.
  2. Fever.
  3. Denoting an acid or salt with a water content intermediate between that of the ortho- and meta- compounds.

Pronunciation

pīʹrō /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/ /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pyro-.wav

Word forms

pyro- pyr-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- From Latin pyr, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Related words

pyracanth pyracantha pyracanthus pyre pyrene pyretic pyro pyrography
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