Where does “fresco” come from?

fresco (Galician) comes 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; cool...

Definitions

  1. cool moderate or refreshing state of cold; cool...

Ancestry of “fresco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefresco—
2Vulgar Latin*friscum—
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “fresco”

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