Etymology of the English word pyre
the English word
pyrederived from the Latin word
pyra (funeral pile, pyre)
derived from the Greek word
pura, πυρά (a fire (concretely))
derived 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 pyre in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
