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Where does “rocca” come from?

rocca (Italian) comes from Gothic rukka, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

rocca (Italian): fortress, stronghold; rock; distaff

Definitions

  1. fortress, stronghold; rock; distaff

Ancestry of “rocca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicrukka—
2Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—

Words derived from “rocca”

  • rocket
  • ratchet
  • skyrocket
  • rocketry
  • rocketship
  • retrorocket
  • rocketeer
  • rocketlike
  • roquette
  • rocketer
  • ratchety
  • rocketman
  • ratchetlike
  • turborocket
  • antirocket
  • rocketborne
  • rocketless
  • rocket launcher
  • hybrid rocket
  • solid rocket
  • chemical rocket
  • liquid rocket
  • searocket
  • Rocketshipper
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