rostrum

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • bill or beak of a bird
  • snout or muzzle of an animal
  • (nautical) prow of a ship
  • a stage or platform for speaking in the forum

Etymology

Suffix from Latin rōdō (gnaw, consume, I gnaw) derived from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- (scratch, gnaw, scrape).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*reh₁d-

Gloss

scratch, gnaw, scrape

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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