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