Where does “ostrichitis” come from?
ostrichitis (English) comes from English ostrich, from Middle English ostrich, from Anglo-Norman ostrige, from Vulgar Latin austruthio, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō.
ostrichitis (English): A policy of keeping one's head in the sand, denying the reality of a problem or threat
Definitions
- A policy of keeping one's head in the sand, denying the reality of a problem or threat
Ancestry of “ostrichitis”, step by step
ostrichitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ostrich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ostrich | A large flightless bird native to Africa; One... |
| 2 | Middle English | ostrich | ostrich; A goblet made of an ostrich egg; A... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | ostrige | ostrich |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | austruthio | — |
| 5 | Latin | strūthiō | ostrich |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |