Where does “respeaker” come from?
respeaker (English) comes from English respeak, from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
respeaker (English): One who repeats the words of a televised person so that they can be electronically recognised and used to generate subtitles
Definitions
- One who repeats the words of a televised person so that they can be electronically recognised and used to generate subtitles
Ancestry of “respeaker”, step by step
respeaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English respeak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | respeak | To speak or utter again; To repeat the words of a... |
| 2 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 3 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 4 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 5 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 6 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |