Where does “strage” come from?
strage (Italian) comes from Latin strages, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strage (Italian): A massacre, a mass murder, a butchery, a...
Definitions
- A massacre, a mass murder, a butchery, a...
Ancestry of “strage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | strages | overthrow; confusion; defeat, slaughter,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “strage”