Where does “ostrich” come from?
ostrich (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman ostrige, from Vulgar Latin austruthio, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs.
ostrich (Middle English): ostrich; A goblet made of an ostrich egg; A...
Definitions
- ostrich; A goblet made of an ostrich egg; A...
Ancestry of “ostrich”, step by step
ostrich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman ostrige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | ostrige | ostrich |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | austruthio | — |
| 3 | Latin | strūthiō | ostrich |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |
via Old French ostruce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ostruce | ostrich |