Where does “barroc” come from?

barroc (Catalan) comes from Spanish barroco, from French baroque, from Middle French baroque, from Italian barocco, from Latin verrūca, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

barroc (Catalan): Baroque

Definitions

  1. Baroque

Ancestry of “barroc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishbarrocoBaroque
2Frenchbaroquebaroque (all senses)
3Middle Frenchbaroque—
4Italianbaroccobaroque; baroque or Baroque
5Latinverrūcaa steep place, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →