πυρκαϊά
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- funeral pyre, burning pyre
- conflagration, arson
- (figuratively) flame of love
- burnt ruins
- olive tree which has been burnt down to the stump
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek πῦρ (fire, lightning) + Ancient Greek καίω (burn, kindle, light).
Origin
Ancient Greek
καίω
Gloss
burn, kindle, light
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
🔥
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pyrargyrite English
- pyroballogy English
- pyruvic acid English
- pyro- Latin
- pyropus Latin
- pirico Italian
- Ναυσικάα Ancient Greek
- Πυριλάμπης Ancient Greek
- βάλλειν Ancient Greek
- καίω Ancient Greek
- καῦμα Ancient Greek
- λυχνοκαΐα Ancient Greek
- πυράγρα Ancient Greek
- πυρία Ancient Greek
- πυρίτης Ancient Greek
- πυρίφλεκτος Ancient Greek
- πυρρός Ancient Greek
- πύραυνος Ancient Greek
- πύρινος Ancient Greek
- πῦρ Ancient Greek
- ἄπυρος Ancient Greek
- ἰσόπυρον Ancient Greek
- *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Indo-European
- καίω Greek (modern)
- πυρκαγιά Greek (modern)
- פירוטכניקה Hebrew (modern)
- *kayyō Proto-Hellenic