Where does “ostrichy” come from?
ostrichy (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.
ostrichy (English): Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich
Ancestry of “ostrichy”, step by step
ostrichy 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 | — |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |