Etymology of the English word estrous
the English word
estrousderived from the English word
oestrousderived from the English word
oestrusderived 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 suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusDerivations in English
anestrous,
monestrous,
polyestrousUsage
Word found in Modern English
