(O)Estr [Oestr, Estr]

Morpheme

(O)Estr [Oestr, Estr]

Type

bound base

Denotation

madness, frenzy, passion, sting, gadfly

Etymology

Latin oestrus; Ancient Greek oîstros

Evidence

anestrous, anestrus, benzestrol, estral, estrane, estrogen, estrogenesis, estromania, estroprogestin, estroprogestinic, estrous, estrus, interestrus, metaestrous, metestrus, monestrous, oestral, oestrane, oestri, oestrogen, oestrous, oestrus, polyestrous, postestrus, proestrous, proestrus, pseudoestrus