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Where does “fresco” come from?

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

fresco (Spanish): fresh; cool; cheeky

Definitions

  1. fresh; cool; cheeky

Ancestry of “fresco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fresco”

  • frescales
  • frescura
  • fresquito
  • fresku
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