-estr-

English

Alternative forms

• estr-

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der.

Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der.

Latin oestrusbor.

English estrus

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English estro-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.

French -gènebor.

English -gen

English estrogen

English -estr-

From estrogen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.stɹ/

Interfix

-estr-

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of estrogens.

Derived terms

English terms interfixed with -estr-

benzestrol

cloxestradiol

dienestrol

diethylstilbestrol

epiestriol

epimestrol

ethinylestradiol

fenestrel

fosfestrol

-gestr-

hexestrol

mestranol

methallenestril

methestrol

moxestrol

nilestriol

orestrate

promestriene

quinestradol

quinestrol

• -gestr-

Anagrams

• Rest., 'rest, rest., REST, -ster, ERTs, rets, erst, rest, tres, RETs, TERs, SERT

Esperanto

Interfix

-estr-

1. Root form of -estro

Ido

Affix

-estr-

1. head of (the root), chief of (the root)

Derived terms

• policestro
• skolestro
• urbestro