Where does “tresca” come from?
tresca (Italian) comes from Italian trescare, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tresca (Italian): plot, intrigue, scam; affair; third-person...
Definitions
- plot, intrigue, scam; affair; third-person...
Ancestry of “tresca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | trescare | to plot, intrigue; to have a love affair |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |