English
pyree
Pyree comes from Late Latin pyreum, from Ancient Greek πυρεῖον ‘a firestick’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥1‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwər1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρ1pûr‘a funerary fire’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπυρεῖον1pureîon‘a firestick’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpyreum1
- Englishearliest quotation 1638pyree1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English pyree
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels: “But more usefull to our intellect, is the long…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥Wiktionary, English pyree‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərWiktionary, English pyreereconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρWiktionary, English pyreepûr‘a funerary fire’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπυρεῖονWiktionary, English pyreepureîon‘a firestick’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpyreumWiktionary, English pyree
- Englishearliest quotation 1638pyreeWiktionary, English pyree. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels: “But more usefull to our intellect, is the long…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
through Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘a funerary fire’
bureau, burrito, bertram, burro, pyrite, pyroclastic, pyro, 12 more
Today it means
noun An ancient Persian temple devoted to fire.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “pyree”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / pyree