Where does “bitstarve” come from?
bitstarve (English) comes from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
bitstarve (English): To cause something to have compression artifacts (esp. blocking) by using too small a bitrate
Definitions
- To cause something to have compression artifacts (esp. blocking) by using too small a bitrate
Ancestry of “bitstarve”, step by step
bitstarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 2 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 3 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 5 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English starve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | starve | To die; in later use especially to die slowly,... |
| 2 | Middle English | sterven | To die or perish; To perish from cold or hunger;... |
| 3 | Old English | steorfan | to die |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sterban | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sterbaną | to become stiff; to die, become lifeless |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terp- | to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be... |