Etymology of the English word estrus
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-Derivations in English
anestrus,
diestrus,
estral,
metestrus,
proestrus,
estrogen,
estrogenic,
estrone,
estriol,
estradiolUsage
Word found in Modern English
