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
Ancestry of “stricatu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | stricari | To rub; To polish; To wipe |
| 2 | Latin | extricare | present active infinitive of extrīcō;... |
| 3 | Latin | extrico | I disentangle, extricate, free |
| 4 | Latin | tricae | trifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |