Where does “Fresco” come from?

Fresco (Galician) comes from Galician fresco, from Old Portuguese fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

Fresco (Galician): cool moderate or refreshing state of cold

Definitions

  1. cool moderate or refreshing state of cold

Ancestry of “Fresco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfrescocool moderate or refreshing state of cold; cool...
2Old Portuguesefresco
3Vulgar Latin*friscum
4Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “Fresco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk-Every word from Proto-Germanic friskazEvery word from Vulgar Latin *friscum
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