Etymology of the English word pyracantha
the English word
pyracanthaderived from the New Latin word
Pyracanthaderived from the Latin word
pyracanthaderived from the Greek word
purakanthaderived from the Greek word
pur, πῦρ ('fire' (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*paəwr₀Date
The earliest known usage of pyracantha in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
