Etymology

rediffusion

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Today it means: The rebroadcasting of a programme; more specifically, the distribution of radio or television transmissions from a single receiver Full definition →

English diffusion ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishdiffusion
  7. English todayrediffusion

From re- + diffusion.

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