The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromστρίξ“screecher”
- Latin · derived fromstrix
- English todaystrix
From Latin strix, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx, “screecher”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
strix
Today it means: A bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood. Full definition →
Latin strix ← Ancient Greek στρίξ