owl
—
witch, sorceress
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Latin | |
| Language 2 | Italian | |
| Lexeme 1 | strix | |
| Lexeme 2 | strige | |
| Meaning 1 | a kind of owl, regarded as a bird of ill omen, sometimes as a vampire or evil spirit | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | witch | |
| Reference | Glare: 1828-1829 | |
| Comment | From Ancient Greek στρίξ 'owl'. Also Latin striga 'an evil spirit supposed to howl in the night, vampire'. Spanish estrige 'a kind of owl', Portuguese estrige 'owl' and 'witch', Romanian strigă 'barn owl' and 'evil spirit', Friulian strie 'witch', Ligurian, Lombard stria 'witch' | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | bruja | |
| Meaning 1 | owl | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | witch | |
| Reference | Narumov 1995 | |
| Comment | ||