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 θρίξ →Every word from Ancient Greek τριχία →Every word from Vulgar Latin trichia →