Etymology of the English word pyroligneous
the English word
pyroligneousderived from the French word
pyroligneuxderived from the French word
ligneuxderived from the Latin word
lignosus (wood-like; having kernel)
derived from the Latin word
lignum (the Cross; staff, cudgel; wood thing, part, writing-tablet; wood; firewood; trunk)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the French prefix
pyro-derived from the English word
ligneousderived from the Latin word
ligneus (wooden, wood-; woody)
derived from the Latin word
lignum (the Cross; staff, cudgel; wood thing, part, writing-tablet; wood; firewood; trunk)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the English prefix
pyro-Date
The earliest known usage of pyroligneous in English dates from the 18th century.
