Where does “arisco” come from?

arisco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese areísco, from Portuguese areia, from Old Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna, from Latin harēna, from Latin hasena.

arisco (Portuguese): shy, aloof; elusive; unpleasant

Definitions

  1. shy, aloof; elusive; unpleasant

Ancestry of “arisco”, step by step

arisco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese areísco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseareísco
2Portugueseareiasand
3Old Portuguesearẽasand
4Latinarēna
5Latinharēnasand
6Latinhasena

via Spanish arisco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishariscoshy, skittish; unsociable, untalkative
Every word from Latin hasenaEvery word from Latin harēnaEvery word from Latin arēna