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Where does “fresco” come from?

Fresco comes from Italian fresco, from Latin frescus, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk-.

fresco (English): A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness,...

Definitions

  1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness,...

Ancestry of “fresco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrescofresh; cool; wet, fresh
2Frankishfriskfresh, unsalted; fresh; unsalted
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “fresco”

  • frescoist
  • frescolike
  • frescoer
  • Fresko
  • Freskomalerei
  • freskó
  • freskók
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