Where does “rocailleusement” come from?
rocailleusement (French) comes from French rocailleux, from French rocaille, 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.
rocailleusement (French): rockily
Ancestry of “rocailleusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rocailleux | rocky |
| 2 | French | rocaille | rocks; rockery; rococo |
| 3 | French | rugueux | rough |
| 4 | Latin | rugosus | wrinkled; shrivelled |
| 5 | Latin | rūga | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |