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Where does “perruque” come from?

perruque (English) comes from English peruke, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

perruque (English): Alternative form of peruke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of peruke

Ancestry of “perruque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperukeA wig, especially one with long hair on the sides...
2Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
3ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
4Italianparruccawig
Every word from Italian parrucca →