Where does “strigate” come from?

strigate (English) comes from Latin strigatus, 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...

strigate (English): Having transverse bands of colour

Definitions

  1. Having transverse bands of colour

Ancestry of “strigate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstrigatusA field that is longer than it is broad; having...
2Latinstrīgafemale evil spirit or nocturnal apparition
3Proto-Italicstrigā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-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 Proto-Italic strigā →