Where does “striga” come from?

striga (English) comes from Latin striga, from Latin strix, 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; A stripe or...

Definitions

  1. A sharp bristle or hair-like scale; A stripe or...

Ancestry of “striga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstrigaA female evil spirit, nocturnal apparition; a...
2LatinstrixThe screech-owl, a bird of ill omen believed to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Latin strix →