Where does “òstrega” come from?

òstrega (Venetian) comes from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

òstrega (Venetian): oyster; !; gosh!

Definitions

  1. oyster; !; gosh!

Ancestry of “òstrega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinostreaoyster, mussel
2Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον →Every word from Latin ostrea →