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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

  1. Being the transmission of messages to a single...

Ancestry of “unicast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroadcastCast or scattered widely in all directions; cast...
2EnglishbroadWide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...
3Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
4Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
5Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
6Proto-West Germanic*brūdi—
7Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →