Where does “unicast” come from?
Unicast derives from the prefix uni-, from Latin unus meaning "one," from Proto-Indo-European óynos with the same meaning.
unicast (English): Being the transmission of messages to a single...
Definitions
- Being the transmission of messages to a single...
Ancestry of “unicast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |