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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

  1. A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns...

Ancestry of “brocade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbroccatobrocade; past participle of broccare
2Portuguesebrocado
3Portuguesebrocadrill; bit, drill bit; borer, auger
4Catalanbrocahoning steel; twist drill, drill bit; square tack
5Vulgar Latinbroccafork, roasting-spit
6Ancient Greekπρόχοοςewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;...
7Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
8Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “brocade”

  • brocadelike
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