Where does “struts” come from?
struts (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs.
struts (Swedish): ostrich; a large African bird
Definitions
- ostrich; a large African bird
Ancestry of “struts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | strudz | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | strūs | — |
| 3 | Latin | strūthiō | — |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “struts”