E 0681           PERUKE

The word " peruke " is, via French ,  of Provencale or Italian origin .

H 0705         ע ר פ

Concept of root :  hanging loose

Hebrew word

pronunciation

English meanings

ע ר פ

per‛à

loose hair

Related English words

peruke, from Provencale

Comparison between European words and Hebrew

Languages

Words

Pronunciation

English meanings

Similarity in roots

Hebrew

ע ר פ

per‛à

loose, undulating hair

p . r (‛)

Provencale

perucat

perucat

undulating hair

p . r . c

French

perruque

perrücke

wig

p . r . cq

English

peruke

peruke, wig

p . r . k

 

 

Proto-Semitic *PER‛À --- *PERUC-AT Provençal

 

 

Just one of those things that may happen. According to a common view, a Provencale word has conquered, via French, the world. Yet it must be said that this is not fully certain. Anyhow about all languages have their derivation from this French word for "wig", including English.

 

We see the similarity with Hebrew, but cannot define the road from a far origin into Provencal of a root we do not find elsewhere. Some suppose that there is a relationship with French "pluche" , in English "plush", but that is very uncertain .

 

Note:
  • Proto-Semitic. This root, with reference to hair, is found in Akkadian "pirtū = hair of the head" and Arabic "far‛ = long hair of a woman". The root was probably present in Proto-Semitic : "*פ ר ע , P R Ayin".

 

 

 

 

 
Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 17/11/2012 at 14.12.13