Where does “strigo” come from?

strigo (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin strix, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “strigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstrixThe screech-owl, a bird of ill omen believed to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
3Proto-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 Latin strix →