Where does “barok” come from?
barok (Dutch) comes 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.
barok (Dutch): baroque
Ancestry of “barok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | baroque | baroque |
| 2 | Middle French | baroque | — |
| 3 | Italian | barocco | baroque; baroque or Baroque |
| 4 | Latin | verrūca | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |