Where does “barokk” come from?

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

barokk (Norwegian Nynorsk): baroque; the Baroque

Definitions

  1. baroque; the Baroque

Ancestry of “barokk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaroquebaroque (all senses)
2Middle Frenchbaroque—
3Italianbaroccobaroque; baroque or Baroque
4Latinverrūcaa steep place, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “barokk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →