Anserine
/ˈæn.sə.raɪn/noun
Of, resembling, or relating to a goose.
Did you know?In ancient Rome, geese associated with the goddess Juno were said to warn the city of invading Gauls, giving the bird an unexpectedly ominous place in history.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵʰans-
“Goose; the reconstructed ancestral root behind several words for the bird.”
Proto-Italic
Proto-Italic
*hanser
“Goose; the Italic form ancestral to Latin anser.”
Classical Latin
Latin
anser
“Goose.”
Late Latin
Latin
anserinus
“Goose-like or pertaining to a goose.”
17th Century
English
anserine
“Of or resembling a goose; adopted as a learned English adjective from Latin.”