Etymograph

English

strigillose

Strigillose comes from Latin strigōsus ‘lean, meagre’, from striga ‘furrow, strip’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*streyg-1‘to brush, strip, shear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strigā1reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstriga2‘furrow, strip’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrigōsus3as strigose‘lean, meagre’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrigillosus3
  6. New Latinc. 1500–1900strigilla3
  7. Englishtodaystrigillose3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin striga
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin strigosus
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English strigillose

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*streyg-Wiktionary, Latin striga‘to brush, strip, shear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strigāWiktionary, Latin strigareconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrigaWiktionary, Latin strigosus‘furrow, strip’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrigōsusWiktionary, English strigilloseas strigose‘lean, meagre’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrigillosusWiktionary, English strigillose
  6. New Latinc. 1500–1900strigillaWiktionary, English strigillose
  7. EnglishtodaystrigilloseWiktionary, English strigillose

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *streyg- ‘to brush, strip, shear’

strike, stroke, streak, distress, restraint, stricken, stringent, stricture, 6 more

Today it means

adj Set with stiff, slender bristles.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “strigillose”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin striga, Latin strigosus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *streyg- / strigillose

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