Etymograph

English

pyrosilver

From pyro- + silver.

Formed from pyro- + silver

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’

Proto-Hellenic *pāwər

Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’

Latin pyr

English pyro-

Proto-Germanic *silubrą ‘silver’

Proto-West Germanic *silubr ‘silver’

Old English seolfor ‘silver’

Middle English silver ‘silver’

English silver

Today it means

noun electroplated ware in which the silver is made to sink into the pores of the plated baser metal by the action of heat

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pyrosilver”. 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 / pyrosilver