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Where does “unbrocaded” come from?

unbrocaded (English) comes from English brocaded, from English brocade, from Italian broccato, from Portuguese brocado, from Portuguese broca, from Catalan broca, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Ancient Greek πρόχοος — passed , crossed.

unbrocaded (English): Not brocaded

Definitions

  1. Not brocaded

Ancestry of “unbrocaded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrocadedsimple past tense and past participle of brocade;...
2EnglishbrocadeA thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns...
3Italianbroccatobrocade; past participle of broccare
4Portuguesebrocado
5Portuguesebrocadrill; bit, drill bit; borer, auger
6Catalanbrocahoning steel; twist drill, drill bit; square tack
7Vulgar Latinbroccafork, roasting-spit
8Ancient Greekπρόχοοςewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;...
9Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
10Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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