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Etymology of the English word pyrethroid

the English word pyrethroid
derived from the English word pyrethrin
derived from the English word pyrethrum
derived from the Latin word pyrethrum (Spanish camomile)
derived from the Greek word purethron
derived from the Greek word pur, πῦρ ('fire' (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *paəwr₀
using the English suffix -in
using the English suffix -in
using the English suffix -oid
derived from the Latin suffix -oides
derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-
derived from the Greek suffix -oeides, -οειδής
derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

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