Where does “fresco” come from?

fresco (Italian) comes from Frankish frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

fresco (Italian): fresh; cool; wet, fresh

Definitions

  1. fresh; cool; wet, fresh

Ancestry of “fresco”, step by step

fresco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfriskfresh, unsalted; fresh; unsalted
2Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

via Vulgar Latin *friscum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*friscum—

Words derived from “fresco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Frankish frisk →