pyromechanism

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English pyromechanism From pyro- + mechanism.

derived from mechanism English pyromechanism From pyro- + mechanism
derived from mechanismuslbor
derived from pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der

Definitions

A mechanism operated by an explosion

The neighborhood

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