πῦρ
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- a fire
- lightning
- a fever
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (fire, bonfire).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*péh₂wr̥
Gloss
fire, bonfire
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
火
Emoji
☀️ 🌋 🌞 🐉 🐲 🔥 🕯️ 🚒 🧯
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- afire English
- antifire English
- autofire English
- back fire English
- balefire English
- bonfire English
- bromopyruvic acid English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- co-fire English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- drumfire English
- enfire English
- fiery English
- firable English
- fire English
- fire alarm English
- fire hose English
- fire hydrant English
- fire triangle English
- fire truck English
- fire whirl English
- fire-breathing English
- fireable English
- firearm English
- fireback English
- fireball English
- firebar English
- firebase English
- firebath English
- firebathe English
- firebell English
- firebelly English
- firebird English
- fireblast English
- fireboard English
- fireboat English
- firebolt English
- firebomb English
- firebomber English
- firebote English
- firebox English
- firebrand English
- firebrass English
- firebrat English
- firebreak English
- firebreather English
- firebrick English
- firebug English
- firecall English
- firecock English
- firecracker English
- firecrest English
- firecrown English
- fired English
- firedamp English
- firedog English
- firedoor English
- firedragon English
- firedrake English
- firee English
- fireeater English
- firefight English
- firefighter English
- firefighting English
- firefinch English
- firefish English
- firefloat English
- firefly English
- fireform English
- firefront English
- firegrate English
- fireground English
- fireguard English
- firehall English
- firehole English
- firehook English
- firehot English
- firehouse English
- firekeeper English
- fireland English
- fireless English
- firelet English
- firelight English
- firelighter English
- firelighting English
- firelike English
- fireline English
- firelit English
- firelock English
- firelog English
- fireman English
- firemaster English
- fireness English
- firepan English
- fireperson English
- firepink English
- firepit English
- fireplace English
- fireplay English
- fireplug English
- firepole English
- firepot English
- firepower English
- fireproof English
- firer English
- fireraiser English
- fireraising English
- fireroom English
- firesand English
- firescorched English
- firescreen English
- fireset English
- firesetter English
- firesetting English
- fireshine English
- fireship English
- fireside English
- firesome English
- firest English
- firesteel English
- firestick English
- firestink English
- firestone English
- firestop English
- firestorm English
- firestriker English
- firesuit English
- firetail English
- fireteam English
- firetender English
- firetending English
- fireth English
- firethorn English
- firetrap English
- firetruck English
- firetube English
- firewagon English
- firewalk English
- firewall English
- fireward English
- firewarden English
- firewatcher English
- firewater English
- fireweed English
- firewheel English
- firewire English
- firewise English
- firewoman English
- firewood English
- fireworker English
- fireworks English
- fireworm English
- fireworthy English
- firie English
- firy English
- flashfire English
- foxfire English
- frontfire English
- grassfire English
- groundfire English
- gunfire English
- hellfire English
- holy fire English
- housefire English
- hydroxypyruvic acid English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- megafire English
- misfire English
- nightfire English
- nonfire English
- outfire English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- phosphoenolpyruvic acid English
- pinfire English
- postfire English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- pyrargyrite English
- pyroballogy English
- pyrope English
- pyruvate English
- pyruvic acid English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- rimfire English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- set fire English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- slamfire English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- strikefire English
- sure-fire English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- veldfire English
- watchfire English
- wildfire English
- woodfire English
- burricus Latin
- burrus Latin
- la Latin
- papaver Latin
- papāver Latin
- pyro- Latin
- pyropus Latin
- pyrotechnica Latin
- pyrrhulus Latin
- uva Latin
- Feuer German
- pirico Italian
- pyro- Dutch, Flemish
- piropo Spanish, Castilian
- -λογῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek
- Πυριλάμπης Ancient Greek
- αὔω Ancient Greek
- βάλλειν Ancient Greek
- γλύφω Ancient Greek
- καίω Ancient Greek
- λάμπω Ancient Greek
- πυρά Ancient Greek
- πυράγρα Ancient Greek
- πυρία Ancient Greek
- πυρίτης Ancient Greek
- πυρίφλεκτος Ancient Greek
- πυρκαϊά Ancient Greek
- πυρροκόραξ Ancient Greek
- πυρρός Ancient Greek
- πυρωπός Ancient Greek
- πυρός Ancient Greek
- πύραυνος Ancient Greek
- πύρινος Ancient Greek
- τεχνικός Ancient Greek
- φλέγω Ancient Greek
- χάσμα Ancient Greek
- ἄγρᾱ Ancient Greek
- ἄπυρος Ancient Greek
- ἰσόπυρον Ancient Greek
- ἴσος Ancient Greek
- *puh₂r- Proto-Indo-European
- *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Indo-European
- piropo Portuguese
- *fōr Proto-Germanic
- ファイヤー Japanese
- beacenfyr Old English
- bælfyr Old English
- fyren Old English
- fyres Old English
- fyrhus Old English
- fyrtorr Old English
- fȳr Old English
- liegfyr Old English
- fier Middle English
- pirope Old French
- πυρκαγιά Greek (modern)
- Հրաչեայ Old Armenian
- հուր Old Armenian
- հրահան Old Armenian
- հրատ Old Armenian
- հրատապ Old Armenian
- հրդեհ Old Armenian
- հրեղէն Old Armenian
- fairo Ido
- *fuir gmw-pro
- פירוטכניקה Hebrew (modern)
- paia Tok Pisin
- puwar Tocharian B
- faya Sranan Tongo
- purchiacca Neapolitan
- 𒉺𒄴𒄯 Hittite
- por Tocharian A
- panno Old Prussian
- piah Chinook Jargon
- 𐌐𐌉𐌓 Umbrian
- acidum pyruvicum la-new
- *páHʷr̥ Proto-Anatolian
- faya Aukan