Where does “brocaded” come from?
brocaded (English) comes from English brocade, from Italian broccato, from Portuguese brocado, from Portuguese broca, from Catalan broca, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Ancient Greek πρόχοος, from Ancient Greek πρό- — passed , crossed.
brocaded (English): simple past tense and past participle of brocade;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of brocade;...
Ancestry of “brocaded”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | brocade | A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns... |
| 2 | Italian | broccato | brocade; past participle of broccare |
| 3 | Portuguese | brocado | |
| 4 | Portuguese | broca | drill; bit, drill bit; borer, auger |
| 5 | Catalan | broca | honing steel; twist drill, drill bit; square tack |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | brocca | fork, roasting-spit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρόχοος | ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “brocaded”