Where does “striga” come from?

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

striga (Romagnol): witch

Definitions

  1. witch

Ancestry of “striga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrīgafemale evil spirit or nocturnal apparition
2Proto-Italicstrigā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic strigā →