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Where does “strigil” come from?

strigil (English) comes from Latin strigilis, from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strigil (English): A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin,...

Definitions

  1. A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin,...

Ancestry of “strigil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrigilisstrigil
2Latinstringō—
3Proto-Italicstringō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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