Where does “rocambolesque” come from?

rocambolesque (French) comes from French rocambole, from German Rockenbolle.

rocambolesque (French): fantastic, unusual, incredible, wacky

Definitions

  1. fantastic, unusual, incredible, wacky

Ancestry of “rocambolesque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrocambolerocambole sand leek
2GermanRockenbolle—

Words derived from “rocambolesque”

Every word from German Rockenbolle →Every word from French rocambole →