Etymology of the English word anestrus
the English word
anestrusderived from the English word
estrusderived from the New Latin word
estrusderived from the New Latin word
oestrus (gad-fly)
derived from the Greek word
oistros, οἶστρος (stinging insect, stung into activity at time of heat)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-using the English prefix
an-derived from the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
Usage
Word found in Modern English
