Etymology of the English word pyrethrin
the English word
pyrethrinderived from the English word
pyrethrumderived from the Latin word
pyrethrum (Spanish camomile)
derived from the Greek word
purethronderived from the Greek word
pur, πῦρ ('fire' (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*paəwr₀using the English suffix
-inusing the English suffix
-inDate
The earliest known usage of pyrethrin in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
allethrin,
pyrethroidUsage
Word found in Modern English
