Etymograph

English

pyrobituminous

From pyro- + bituminous.

Formed from pyro- + bituminous

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’

Proto-Hellenic *pāwər

Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’

Latin pyr

English pyro-

Latin bituminōsus ‘abounding in bitumen or pitch’

French bitumineux

English bituminous

Today it means

adj Of or relating to pyrobitumen.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pyrobituminous”. 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.

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