Where does “quadcast” come from?

quadcast (English) comes from English quad, from English quadricycle, from English quadri-, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

quadcast (English): A radio broadcast of four channels surround sound

Definitions

  1. A radio broadcast of four channels surround sound

Ancestry of “quadcast”, step by step

quadcast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadFour shots of espresso; A kind of round-robin...
2EnglishquadricycleA four-wheeled pedal cycle; A four-wheeled...
3Englishquadri-API; Four
4Latinquattŭorfour; 4
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtusfourth
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

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 kʷe-