Etymology

strigoi

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Today it means: In Balkan folklore, the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave. Full definition →

Romanian strigoi ← Latin striga
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromstriga“hag, evil spirit”
  2. Romanian · derived fromstrigoi
  3. English todaystrigoi

From Romanian strigoi, from strigă, from Latin striga (“hag, evil spirit”), from strix (“screech owl”).

Words from the same roots

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