Where does “tresser” come from?

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

tresser (French): to plait, braid

Definitions

  1. to plait, braid

Ancestry of “tresser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtressetress, braid, plait; first-person singular...
2Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
3Vulgar Latintrichia
4Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
5Ancient Greekθρίξhair
Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξEvery word from Ancient Greek τριχίαEvery word from Vulgar Latin trichia