Pyretic
/paɪˈrɛtɪk/noun
Relating to or causing fever.
Did you know?Its root is the same ancient Greek word behind medical terms for fever, because in old medicine a fever was literally imagined as a kind of inner fire.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
pyrētikos
“feverish; relating to fever”
Ancient Greek
Greek
pyr
“fire”
Late Latin
Latin
pyreticus
“feverish”
16th Century
English
pyretic
“feverish; relating to fever”
Modern English
English
pyretic
“relating to or caused by fever”
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