Where does “baroque” come from?
Baroque comes from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco, from Italian barocco, ultimately of uncertain origin.
baroque (English): Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail;...
Definitions
- Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail;...
Ancestry of “baroque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | baroque | baroque (all senses) |
| 2 | Middle French | baroque | — |
| 3 | Italian | barocco | baroque; baroque or Baroque |
| 4 | Latin | verrūca | a steep place, height |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |