Where does “stricatu” come from?

stricatu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian stricari, from Latin extricare, from Latin extrico, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

stricatu (Sicilian): rubbed; scratched; clean

Definitions

  1. rubbed; scratched; clean

Ancestry of “stricatu”, step by step

stricatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sicilian stricari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SicilianstricariTo rub; To polish; To wipe
2Latinextricarepresent active infinitive of extrīcō;...
3LatinextricoI disentangle, extricate, free
4Latintricaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Romanian stricat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstricatbroken, ruined
2Romanianstricato spoil, ruin, damage, mar; to destroy, break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin tricae →Every word from Latin extrico →