Where does “tresse” come from?

tresse (French) comes from Old French tresce, from Vulgar Latin trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία, from Ancient Greek θρίξ — hair.

tresse (French): tress, braid, plait; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. tress, braid, plait; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “tresse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
2Vulgar Latintrichia
3Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
4Ancient Greekθρίξhair

Words derived from “tresse

Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξEvery word from Ancient Greek τριχίαEvery word from Vulgar Latin trichia