oestrus
Senso (Inglese)
- (countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.
- (countable) A bite or sting.
- (archaic, countable) A passion or frenzy.
- (countable, uncountable) A female animal's readiness to mate.
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/ˈiːstɹəs/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
Borrowed from Latin oestrus (“gadfly, sting, frenzy”), from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eys-, used to form words denoting passion; see also Latin īra (“anger”), Lithuanian aistra (“violent passion”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”).
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