Romanian STRIGOI

Strigòi is a Romanian word that originated from a root related to the Latin terms strix or striga with the addition of the augmentative suffix -oi (feminine -oaică).[3][4] Otila Hedeşan notes that the same augmentative suffix appears in the related terms moroi and bosorcoi (borrowed from Hungarian boszorka) and considers this parallel derivation to indicate membership in the same “mythological micro-system.” The -oi suffix notably converts feminine terms to the…

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Some stats RE. US-Romanian Migration

https://romaniancitizenship.ro/citizenship-emigration-romania-usa/#post-content The Romanian Migration in 1865 Positioned at the eastern border of Europe, at those gates of the East that Raymond Poincaré, former Prime Minister and President of France, evoked, Romania was an area of interest for the population of neighbouring countries, with both-way migration being a demographic phenomenon a considerable intensity throughout our history. Under these circumstances, it is natural that, with the advent of official statistics, it begins…

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