(O)Estr

Morpheme

(O)Estr

Type

bound base

Denotation

madness, frenzy, passion, sting, gadfly

Etymology

Latin oestrus; Ancient Greek oîstros

Evidence

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