Etymology of the English word pyrethroid
the English word
pyrethroidderived from 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
-inusing the English suffix
-oidderived from the Latin suffix
-oidesderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English