Where does “trenza” come from?

trenza (Spanish) comes from Old French tresce, from Vulgar Latin trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία, from Ancient Greek θρίξ — hair.

trenza (Spanish): plait, braid, truss, pigtail

Definitions

  1. plait, braid, truss, pigtail

Ancestry of “trenza”, step by step

trenza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French tresce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
2Vulgar Latintrichia
3Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
4Ancient Greekθρίξhair

via Spanish trena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrenaslammer; nick
2Vulgar Latintrena
3Latintrinanominative feminine singular of trīnus;...

Words derived from “trenza

Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξEvery word from Ancient Greek τριχίαEvery word from Vulgar Latin trichia