Etymograph

English

struthious

Struthious comes from Latin strūthiō ‘ostrich’, and goes back to Ancient Greek στρουθός ‘house sparrow’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρουθός1‘house sparrow’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρουθίων2strouthíōn
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrūthiō2‘ostrich’
  4. Englishtodaystruthious2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στρουθίων
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English struthious

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρουθόςWiktionary, Ancient Greek στρουθίων‘house sparrow’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρουθίωνWiktionary, English struthiousstrouthíōn
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrūthiōWiktionary, English struthious‘ostrich’
  4. EnglishtodaystruthiousWiktionary, English struthious

Every English word from Ancient Greek στρουθός

Today it means

adj like an ostrich or other ratite

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “struthious”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek στρουθίων. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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