Where does “trecciaio” come from?

trecciaio (Italian) comes from Italian treccia, from Old French tresce, from Vulgar Latin trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία, from Ancient Greek θρίξ — hair.

Ancestry of “trecciaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrecciabraid; plait; tress
2Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
3Vulgar Latintrichia
4Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
5Ancient Greekθρίξhair
Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξEvery word from Ancient Greek τριχίαEvery word from Vulgar Latin trichia