estro

Portuguese

noun

Definitions

heat condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile

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
estro Italian
estro Spanish, Castilian
οἶστρος Ancient Greek
*h₁eys- Proto-Indo-European
østrogen Norwegian Bokmål
østrogen Norwegian Nynorsk
éastras Irish