Where does “wig” come from?

wig (Welsh) comes from English wig, from English periwig, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

wig (Welsh): wig

Definitions

  1. wig

Ancestry of “wig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwigA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head...
2EnglishperiwigA wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as...
3Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
4ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
5Italianparruccawig
Every word from Italian parrucca →