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
- A form of cloth, made with small black and white...
Ancestry of “grisaglia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | grisaille | grisaille; gloom; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | French | gris | grey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray |
| 3 | Old Occitan | gris | — |
| 4 | Frankish | grīs | grey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |