Etymology

rebroadcast

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Today it means: Retransmission; a repeated or relayed broadcast. Full definition →

English broadcast ← Middle English casten ← Old Norse kasta
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-der.?
  7. Proto-Germanic*braidaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*braid
  9. Old Englishbrād
  10. Middle Englishbrod
  11. Englishbroad
  12. Proto-Germanic*kas-
  13. Proto-Germanic*kastōną
  14. Old Norsekasta
  15. Middle Englishcasten
  16. Englishcast
  17. Englishbroadcast
  18. English todayrebroadcast

From re- + broadcast.

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