Alfresco
/ˌæl ˈfrɛskoʊ/noun
In the open air; outdoors.
Did you know?The phrase entered English from Italian as a stylish way to say “outside,” and its root idea is simply being in the cool, fresh air rather than under a roof.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
alfresco
“outdoors; in the open air”
18th Century
Italian/English
al fresco
“in the fresh air; outdoors”
Latin
Latin
friscus
“fresh, cool”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*preus-
“to freeze, be cool”