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Where does “strutsi” come from?

strutsi (Finnish) comes from Swedish struts, from Old Swedish strudz, from Middle Low German strūs, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō.

strutsi (Finnish): ostrich, "Struthio camelus"

Definitions

  1. ostrich, "Struthio camelus"

Ancestry of “strutsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrutsostrich; a large African bird
2Old Swedishstrudz—
3Middle Low Germanstrūs—
4Latinstrūthiō—
5Ancient GreekστρουθίωνSynonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of...
6Ancient Greek-ίωνSuffix added to father's name that forms...
7Proto-Hellenic-ihō—
8Proto-Indo-European-isō—
9Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
10Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “strutsi”

  • strutsilintu
  • strutsinsulka
  • strutsin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →