ignis is one Latin word for "fire"
Fire in Greek is φωτιά [fotia]
The ancient Greek word for fire is "" (pronounced as "pyr").
Pyr means fire in greek
fire
Pyros - fire, to burn
The word for fire in modern Greek is fotia. This is pronounced as FOe-tia. The word for fire in Latin is ignis.
The Fire. Furious = Fiery.
The Greek neuter noun 'pūr', which is the source of the prefix pyro–.
In Greek, fire is called "φωτιά" (pronounced "fotiá"). The term is commonly used in everyday language, while the ancient Greek word for fire is "πῦρ" (pronounced "pūr"). Both terms reflect the significance of fire in culture and mythology throughout Greek history.
πύρ (pyr- or pyro-)
The root word of pyromania is "pyro," which comes from the Greek word for fire, "pyr."
The word literally means "a sacrifice by fire." It comes from the Greek word "holokauston" which means "burned whole."