Where does “Stregatto” come from?

Stregatto (Italian) comes from Italian Strega, from Latin strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίξ — owl.

Stregatto (Italian): the Cheshire cat

Definitions

  1. the Cheshire cat

Ancestry of “Stregatto”, step by step

Stregatto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Strega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianStregaStrega
2Latinstrīxa kind of owl, probably the screech-owl
3Ancient Greekστρίξowl

via Italian Gatto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianGattocat
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat
Every word from Ancient Greek στρίξ →
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