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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

Words derived from “tresser”

  • tressure
  • tressured
  • tresser
  • tresse
  • Tresse
  • betresst
  • treso
  • tresigar
Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξ →