myEtymology.com: English etymology of pyrognostics

Etymology of the English word pyrognostics

the English word pyrognostics

using the English prefix pyro-

using the English suffix -gnostics

derived from the English word gnostic

derived from the Late Latin word Gnosticus

derived from the Late Greek word Gnostikos

derived from the Greek word gnostikos, γνωστικός

derived from the Greek word gnosis, γνῶσις (knowledge; knowing (the act); knowledge)

derived from the Greek word gignoskein, γιγνώσκω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gno-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gnō-

using the English suffix -ics

The earliest known usage of pyrognostics in English dates from the 19th century.