Where does “peruke” come from?

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

peruke (English): A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides...

Definitions

  1. A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides...

Ancestry of “peruke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
2ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
3Italianparruccawig

Words derived from “peruke”

Every word from Italian parrucca →Every word from Italian perrucca →Every word from French perruque →
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