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Where does “baroquely” come from?

baroquely (English) comes from English Baroque, 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.

baroquely (English): In a baroque style

Definitions

  1. In a baroque style

Ancestry of “baroquely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaroqueFrom or characteristic of the Baroque period
2Frenchbaroquebaroque
3Middle Frenchbaroque—
4Italianbaroccobaroque; baroque or Baroque
5Latinverrūca—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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