Where does “strigilis” come from?

strigilis (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...

strigilis (English): An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first...

Definitions

  1. An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first...

Ancestry of “strigilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrigilisstrigil
2Latinstringōto draw tight together, to tie together
3Proto-Italicstringō—
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 stringō →