Pyr(e) [Pyre, Pyr]

Morpheme

Pyr(e) [Pyre, Pyr]

Type

free base

Denotation

fire

Etymology

Latin pyra; Ancient Greek purá, from pûr

Evidence

antipyretic, apyrous, empyreal, empyrean, pyracanth, pyral, pyran, pyranose, pyrazolidine, pyre, pyrene, pyres, pyretic, pyrexia, pyrgeometer, pyrheliometer, pyrin, pyrite, pyrocarbon, pyroclastic, pyrogenic, pyrolusite, pyromania, pyrone, pyrophilia, pyrophobia, pyroxylic

See Also

Pyride, Pirin, Ridine, -idine