"-cast" meaning in English

See -cast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English -cast Back-formation from broadcast. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|broadcast>distribute widely|id=audiovisual|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English -cast, {{back-form|en|broadcast}} Back-formation from broadcast Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -cast, {{en-suffix}} -cast
  1. Forming words for audiovisual content distributed to an audience, usually in a manner denoted by the word stem. Tags: morpheme Related terms: Solid compounds based on cam, dashcam, and others
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