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
- Having transverse bands of colour
Ancestry of “strigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | strigatus | A field that is longer than it is broad; having... |
| 2 | Latin | strīga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | strigā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |