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.
Ancestry of “Fresco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | fresco | cool moderate or refreshing state of cold; cool... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | fresco | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *friscum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |