Where does “brocadelike” come from?
brocadelike (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.
brocadelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of brocade
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of brocade
Ancestry of “brocadelike”, step by step
brocadelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brocade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brocade | A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns... |
| 2 | Italian | broccato | brocade; past participle of broccare |
| 3 | Portuguese | brocado | hungry |
| 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |