Where does “Striga” come from?

Striga (English) comes from Latin strīga, from Proto-Italic strigā, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Striga (English): A sharp bristle or hair-like scale

Definitions

  1. A sharp bristle or hair-like scale

Ancestry of “Striga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrīgafemale evil spirit or nocturnal apparition
2Proto-Italicstrigā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “Striga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic strigā →