Where does “podcast” come from?
podcast (Italian) comes from Spanish podcast, from Russian подка́ст, from English podcast, from English iPod, from English i-, from Middle English y-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
podcast (Italian): podcast
Ancestry of “podcast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | podcast | podcast |
| 2 | Russian | подка́ст | — |
| 3 | English | podcast | An audio programme produced on a regular basis,... |
| 4 | English | iPod | A portable music player made by Apple; Any... |
| 5 | English | i- | Alternative spelling of y-; API; A form of the... |
| 6 | Middle English | y- | Used with past participle conjugations to form... |
| 7 | Old English | ġe- | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |