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Where does “trecciona” come from?

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

trecciona (Italian): A large piece of mozzarella cheese in the form of...

Definitions

  1. A large piece of mozzarella cheese in the form of...

Ancestry of “trecciona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrecciabraid; plait; tress
2Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
3Vulgar Latintrichia—
4Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
5Ancient Greekθρίξhair
Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξ →