| 1 | Italian | broccato | brocade; past participle of broccare |
| 2 | Portuguese | brocado | |
| 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 |