Where does “rocambolesk” come from?

rocambolesk (Dutch) comes from French rocambolesque, from French rocambole, from German Rockenbolle.

rocambolesk (Dutch): incredible, unbelievable, fantastic

Definitions

  1. incredible, unbelievable, fantastic

Ancestry of “rocambolesk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrocambolesquefantastic, unusual, incredible, wacky
2Frenchrocambolerocambole sand leek
3GermanRockenbolle—
Every word from German Rockenbolle →Every word from French rocambole →Every word from French rocambolesque →