estro

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun

Definitions

inspiration
gift, bent
(biology) oestrus, rut

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oestrus (frenzy, gadfly, sting) derived from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (frenzy, vehement desire, gadfly).

Origin

Ancient Greek

οἶστρος

Gloss

frenzy, vehement desire, gadfly

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

oestrus English
*oestriclus Latin
oestrus Latin
Östron German
estrogenico Italian
estrogeno Italian
estrosamente Italian
estroso Italian
fitoestrogeno Italian
estro Spanish, Castilian
οἶστρος Ancient Greek
*h₁eys- Proto-Indo-European
østrogen Norwegian Bokmål
estro Portuguese
østrogen Norwegian Nynorsk
éastras Irish