English
struthonian
Struthonian comes from Late Latin strūthiō ‘ostrich’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEstrūthiō‘ostrich’
- Englishtodaystruthonian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEstrūthiō‘ostrich’
- Englishtodaystruthonian
The story
Coined by Arthur Koestler in 1963, irregularly formed from Late Latin strūthiō (‘ostrich’)
Every English word from Late Latin strūthiō
Today it means
noun A person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin strūthiō / struthonian