Pyr(e) [Pyre, Pyr]

Morpheme

Pyr(e) [Pyre, Pyr]

Type

free base

Denotation

fire, heat

Etymology

Latin pyra; Ancient Greek pyrá, from pŷr

Evidence

antipyretic, apyrous, bromopyruvate, bromopyruvic, empyreal, empyrean, enolpyruvate, hydroxypyruvic, mercaptopyruvate, phenylpyruvate, phosphoenolpyruvate, phosphoenolpyruvic, phosphopyruvate, pyracanth, pyral, pyran, pyranose, pyrargyrite, pyrazole, pyrazolidine, pyre, pyrene, pyres, pyretic, pyrexia, pyrgeometer, pyrheliometer, pyrin, pyrite, pyroacetic, pyroballogy, pyrocarbon, pyrocatalytic, Pyrocene, pyrochemical, pyroclastic, pyrocumulonimbus, pyroelectric, pyrogenic, pyroglobulin, pyroglutamic, pyrokinesis, pyrolatry, pyrology, pyroluminescence, pyrolusite, pyrolyse, pyromancy, pyromania, pyromaniac, pyrometallurgy, pyrometer, pyrone, pyronecrosis, pyrophanous, pyrophilia, pyrophilous, pyrophobia, pyrophorus, pyrotechnic, pyrotherapy, pyrotoxin, pyrovidicon, pyroxanthin, pyroxmangite, pyroxylic, pyruvate, pyruvic, pyruvoyl, pyruvyl

Doublet

Fire

See Also

Pyrr(h) [Pyrr, Pyrrh], Pyrrhic(h) [Pyrrhic, Pyrrhich], Pyride, Pirin, Ridine, Pyro