Where does “barok” come from?

barok (Polish) 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.

barok (Polish): Baroque

Definitions

  1. Baroque

Ancestry of “barok”, 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 “barok”

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