Where does “brocaet” come from?
brocaet (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French brocat, 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.
Ancestry of “brocaet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | brocat | — |
| 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 |