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Where does “austruthio” come from?

austruthio (Vulgar Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

Ancestry of “austruthio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrūthiō—
2Ancient GreekστρουθίωνSynonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of...
3Ancient Greek-ίωνSuffix added to father's name that forms...
4Proto-Hellenic-ihō—
5Proto-Indo-European-isō—
6Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
7Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “austruthio”

  • ostrich
  • ostrichlike
  • ostrichism
  • autruchon
  • autruche
  • ostryche
  • ostrich
  • ostrige
  • ostriche
  • ostruce
  • autruche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →