Where does “strīga” come from?

strīga (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic strigā, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strīga (Latin): female evil spirit or nocturnal apparition

Definitions

  1. female evil spirit or nocturnal apparition

Ancestry of “strīga”, step by step

strīga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic strigā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicstrigā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Latin strīx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrīxa kind of owl, probably the screech-owl
2Ancient Greekστρίξowl

Words derived from “strīga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic strigā →