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Where does “podfic” come from?

podfic (English) comes from English iPod, from English i-, from Middle English y-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

podfic (English): Fan fiction read aloud and made into audio files...

Definitions

  1. Fan fiction read aloud and made into audio files...

Ancestry of “podfic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiPodA portable music player made by Apple; Any...
2Englishi-Alternative spelling of y-; API; A form of the...
3Middle Englishy-Used with past participle conjugations to form...
4Old Englishġe-—
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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