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
Ancestry of “Tresse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | tresse | tress, braid, plait; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old French | tresce | lock of hair |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | trichia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τριχία | rope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θρίξ | hair |
Words derived from “Tresse”