Where does “striga” come from?
striga (Italian) comes from Italian strigare, from Italian stricare, from Latin extrico, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
striga (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “striga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | strigare | To unravel |
| 2 | Italian | stricare | — |
| 3 | Latin | extrico | I disentangle, extricate, free |
| 4 | Latin | tricae | trifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |