Etymology of the English word empyreal
the English word
empyrealderived from the Medieval Latin word
empyreus (fiery)
derived from the Greek word
empurosderived from the Greek word
empurios, ἐμπύριος
derived from the Greek word
pur, πῦρ ('fire' (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*paəwr₀Usage
Word found in Modern English
