Where does “grisaille” come from?

grisaille (English) comes from French grisaille, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grisaille (English): In painting, a method of working which employs...

Definitions

  1. In painting, a method of working which employs...

Ancestry of “grisaille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrisaillegrisaille; gloom; first-person singular present...
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →
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