Where does “periwig” come from?
Periwig comes from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, a hairpiece worn as a fashionable disguise or adornment.
periwig (English): A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as...
Definitions
- A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as...
Ancestry of “periwig”, step by step
periwig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French perruque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | perruque | wig; wig, periwig, peruke |
| 2 | Italian | perrucca | Alternative form of parrucca |
| 3 | Italian | parrucca | wig |
via Middle French perruque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | perruque | — |