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Where does “frescales” come from?

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

frescales (Spanish): cheek, cheeky bugger

Definitions

  1. cheek, cheeky bugger

Ancestry of “frescales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfrescofresh; cool; cheeky
2Vulgar Latin*friscum—
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
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