Where does “Tresse” come from?

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

Tresse (German): lace, plait

Definitions

  1. lace, plait

Ancestry of “Tresse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtressetress, braid, plait; first-person singular...
2Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
3Vulgar Latintrichia—
4Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
5Ancient Greekθρίξhair

Words derived from “Tresse”

Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξ →Every word from Ancient Greek τριχία →Every word from Vulgar Latin trichia →