πυρίτης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From πῦρ (pûr, fire) +‎ -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, nominal suffix).

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Noun

πῠρῑ́της (purī́tēsm (genitive πῠρῑ́του); first declension

  1. (mineralogy) copper pyrites, a mineral which strikes fire
  2. name of other varieties of uncertain nature
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Descendants
  • Latin: pyrītēs

Etymology 2

From πῡρός (pūrós, wheat) +‎ -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, nominal suffix).

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Noun

πῡρῑ́της (pūrī́tēsm (genitive πῡρῑ́του); first declension

  1. kind of wheaten loaf
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