Where does “Fresno” come from?

Fresno comes from Spanish fresno, derived from Latin fraxinus, from Proto-Italic fraksinos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos, meaning ash tree.

Ancestry of “Fresno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishFresnoash tree
2Old Spanishfresnoash tree
3Latinfraxinusan ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash...
4Proto-Italicfraksinos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “Fresno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos →Every word from Proto-Italic fraksinos →