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
Ancestry of “unbrocaded”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | brocaded | simple past tense and past participle of brocade;... |
| 2 | English | brocade | A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns... |
| 3 | Italian | broccato | brocade; past participle of broccare |
| 4 | Portuguese | brocado | |
| 5 | Portuguese | broca | drill; bit, drill bit; borer, auger |
| 6 | Catalan | broca | honing steel; twist drill, drill bit; square tack |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | brocca | fork, roasting-spit |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρόχοος | ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |