Where does “strega” come from?

strega (Italian) comes from Latin striga, from Latin strix, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strega (Italian): witch, hag

Definitions

  1. witch, hag

Ancestry of “strega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstrigaA female evil spirit, nocturnal apparition; a...
2LatinstrixThe screech-owl, a bird of ill omen believed to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-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 Latin strix →