Where does “diecast” come from?

diecast (English) comes from English die, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

diecast (English): Alternative spelling of die-cast

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of die-cast

Ancestry of “diecast”, step by step

diecast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English die

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death;...
2Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
3LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
4Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
5Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
6Proto-Italic*djous
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via English cast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcastTo throw; To throw forward into the sea; To...
2Middle Englishcastento throw, cast
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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