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Where does “strige” come from?
strige (Italian) comes from Latin strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίξ — owl.
Ancestry of “strige”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
strīx
a kind of owl, probably the screech-owl
2
Ancient Greek
στρίξ
owl
Words derived from “strige”
strigo
strigo
neĝostrigo
striga
strigaro
Every word from Ancient Greek στρίξ →
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