Where does “brocade” come from?
Brocade comes from Occitan brocada, meaning a fabric with raised patterns or embroidery.
brocade (English): A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns...
Definitions
- A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns...
Ancestry of “brocade”, step by step
brocade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian broccato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | broccato | brocade; past participle of broccare |
| 2 | Portuguese | brocado | hungry |
| 3 | Portuguese | broca | drill; bit, drill bit; borer, auger |
| 4 | Catalan | broca | honing steel; twist drill, drill bit; square tack |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | brocca | fork, roasting-spit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρόχοος | ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Occitan brocada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | brocada | — |