Where does “broadcast jockey” come from?
broadcast jockey (English) comes from English Jockey, from English Jock, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.
broadcast jockey (English): A streamer person who streams activities on their computer to a live online audience
Definitions
- A streamer person who streams activities on their computer to a live online audience
Ancestry of “broadcast jockey”, step by step
broadcast jockey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jockey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jockey | One who rides racehorses competitively |
| 2 | English | Jock | A Scot |
| 3 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 4 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 6 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 7 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 8 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 9 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 12 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 13 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English broadcast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | broadcast | Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast... |
| 2 | English | broad | Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense... |
| 3 | German | braut | inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | brūt | concubine |
| 5 | Old High German | brūt | daughter-in-law, bride; bride |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdi | bride |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |