Where does “rocaille” come from?

rocaille (French) comes from French rugueux, from Latin rugosus, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rocaille (French): rocks; rockery; rococo

Definitions

  1. rocks; rockery; rococo

Ancestry of “rocaille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrugueuxrough
2Latinrugosuswrinkled; shrivelled
3Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “rocaille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Latin rūga →