English
pyrometer
From pyro- + -meter.
A compound of pyro- + -meter
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’
Latin pyr
English pyro-
Today it means
noun A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “pyrometer”. 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 / pyrometer