ostruce

Old French

Etymology

First attested in 1130.[1] From Vulgar Latin *austrūthio, from Latin strūthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Noun

ostruce oblique singular, f (oblique plural ostruces, nominative singular ostruce, nominative plural ostruces)

  1. ostrich

Descendants

  • French: autruche
  • Norman: autruche
  • → Middle English: ostrich, ostriche, ostrige, ostryche

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “autruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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