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Where does “barocco” come from?

barocco (Italian) comes from Latin verrūca, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

barocco (Italian): baroque; baroque or Baroque

Definitions

  1. baroque; baroque or Baroque

Ancestry of “barocco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverrūca—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “barocco”

  • baroque
  • baroquely
  • baroqueness
  • unbaroque
  • baroquey
  • baroquest
  • barroco
  • neobarocco
  • baroccheggiante
  • barocchismo
  • barocco
  • барокко
  • baroque
  • baroquisme
  • Barroco
  • barok
  • barokk
  • barokk
  • baroque
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