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, pyroxmangite, pyroxylic

Doublet

Fire

See Also

Pyride, Pirin, Ridine