Etymology of the English word pyretic
the English word
pyreticderived from the New Latin word
pyreticusderived from the Greek word
puretos, πυρετός (inflamed; feverish (as noun, fever))
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 pyretic in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
antipyretic,
apyreticUsage
Word found in Modern English
