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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

  1. plot, intrigue, scam; affair; third-person...

Ancestry of “tresca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrescareto plot, intrigue; to have a love affair
2Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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