Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “ὄστρεον” come from?

ὄστρεον (Ancient Greek): bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

Definitions

  1. bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

Words derived from “ὄστρεον”

  • oyster
  • oysterman
  • oystercatcher
  • oysterbank
  • oystery
  • oysterlike
  • oysterwoman
  • oysterishness
  • oysterer
  • oysterless
  • oysterish
  • oysterfish
  • oysterling
  • ostracean
  • ostreaceous
  • ostreaphile
  • ostrum
  • ostro
  • ostrea
  • ostreum
  • ostreosus
  • ostrearius
  • ostrearium
  • ostreatus