Where does “grisalho” come from?

grisalho (Portuguese) comes from French grisaille, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grisalho (Portuguese): gray or grayish brown

Definitions

  1. gray or grayish brown

Ancestry of “grisalho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrisaillegrisaille; gloom; first-person singular present...
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →