Where does “fresco” come from?
fresco (Dutch) comes from Italian fresco, from Frankish frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.
fresco (Dutch): fresco
Ancestry of “fresco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fresco | fresh; cool; wet, fresh |
| 2 | Frankish | frisk | fresh, unsalted; fresh; unsalted |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |