Where does “grisaglia” come from?

grisaglia (Italian) comes from French grisaille, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grisaglia (Italian): A form of cloth, made with small black and white...

Definitions

  1. A form of cloth, made with small black and white...

Ancestry of “grisaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrisaillegrisaille; gloom; first-person singular present...
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →