Where does “intonaco” come from?

intonaco (English) comes from Italian intonaco, from Italian intonacare, from Vulgar Latin intunicare, from Latin tunicāre.

intonaco (English): The final, very thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted

Definitions

  1. The final, very thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted

Ancestry of “intonaco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintonacoplaster, parget building material
2ItalianintonacareTo plaster
3Vulgar Latinintunicare—
4Latintunicāre—
Every word from Latin tunicāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin intunicare →Every word from Italian intonacare →