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Where does “ボコーダー” come from?

ボコーダー (Japanese) comes from English vocoder, from English coder, from English code, from English bytecode, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ボコーダー (Japanese): vocoder

Definitions

  1. vocoder

Ancestry of “ボコーダー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvocoderAny of several electronic or digital devices or...
2EnglishcoderA device that generates a code, often as a series...
3EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
4EnglishbytecodeP-code
5EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
6EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
7Middle Englishbitento bite
8Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
9Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
10Old Englishtēohan—
11Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
12Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
13Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →