Where does “streghetta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “streghetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianStregaStrega
2Latinstrīxa kind of owl, probably the screech-owl
3Ancient Greekστρίξowl
Every word from Ancient Greek στρίξ
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