Where does “барокко” come from?

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

барокко (Russian): baroque

Definitions

  1. baroque

Ancestry of “барокко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbaroccobaroque; baroque or Baroque
2Latinverrūcaa steep place, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →