Where does “fresco” come from?

fresco (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

fresco (Portuguese): fresh; cool; fussy

Definitions

  1. fresh; cool; fussy

Ancestry of “fresco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefresco—
2Vulgar Latin*friscum—
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin *friscum →