oestrus
English
/ˈiːstɹəs/
noun
Definitions
- A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.
- A bite or sting.
- (archaic) A passion or frenzy.
- A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oestrus (frenzy, gadfly, sting) derived from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (frenzy, vehement desire, gadfly) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eys- (move quickly, propel).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁eys-
Gloss
move quickly, propel
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dioestrus English
- oestrin English
- perioestrus English
- postoestrus English
- *oestriclus Latin
- iracundus Latin
- iratus Latin
- oestrus Latin
- īra Latin
- Östron German
- estro Italian
- ira Italian
- ire French
- estro Spanish, Castilian
- ira Spanish, Castilian
- οἶστρος Ancient Greek
- *h₁eys- Proto-Indo-European
- østrogen Norwegian Bokmål
- estro Portuguese
- *Īsalō Proto-Germanic
- østrogen Norwegian Nynorsk
- éastras Irish
- ire Old French
- iror Old French
- *eisā Proto-Italic