pyrope
English
noun
Definitions
- (mineral) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.
Etymology
Derived from Latin pyropus (a kind of red bronze) derived from Ancient Greek πῦρ (fire, lightning).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πῦρ
Gloss
fire, lightning
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雷
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pyrargyrite English
- pyroballogy English
- pyruvic acid English
- pyro- Latin
- pyropus Latin
- pirico Italian
- pyroop Dutch, Flemish
- pyrope French
- piropo Spanish, Castilian
- Πυριλάμπης Ancient Greek
- βάλλειν Ancient Greek
- πυράγρα Ancient Greek
- πυρία Ancient Greek
- πυρίτης Ancient Greek
- πυρίφλεκτος Ancient Greek
- πυρκαϊά Ancient Greek
- πυρρός Ancient Greek
- πυρωπός Ancient Greek
- πύραυνος Ancient Greek
- πύρινος Ancient Greek
- πῦρ Ancient Greek
- ἄπυρος Ancient Greek
- ἰσόπυρον Ancient Greek
- *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Indo-European
- piropo Portuguese
- pirope Old French
- פירוטכניקה Hebrew (modern)