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Where does “strigăt” come from?

strigăt (Romanian) comes from Romanian strigă, 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...

strigăt (Romanian): shout, yell, cry, outcry; calling

Definitions

  1. shout, yell, cry, outcry; calling

Ancestry of “strigăt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstrigăbarn owl; an evil spirit or ghost; a death's-head...
2Latinstrīga—
3Proto-Italicstrigā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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