rocca (Latin)

Where does "rocca" come from?

The Latin word 'rocca', meaning 'rock', is first attested in a written document from France dating to AD 767[1]. Its deeper linguistic origin remains uncertain, though it appears to have been borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language[1].

Open questions

• The ultimate origin of the word is uncertain, though it seems to derive from an unidentified non-Indo-European substrate language. [1]

Full etymology tree

• rocca (Latin), 'rock'
  • derived (non-Indo-European)

Sources

1. rocca (Latin) - Wiktionary

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