Etymology of the English word diestrus
the English word
diestrusderived 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
dia-derived from the Greek word
dia, διά (through, between)
derived from the English word
di-Usage
Word found in Modern English
