English

altcast

alt + cast

A compound of alt + cast

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós

Proto-Italic *altos

Latin altus ‘high’

English alt

Proto-Germanic *kas- ‘to throw’

Proto-Germanic *kastōną ‘to throw’

Old Norse kasta ‘to throw’

Middle English casten

English cast

Today it means

noun A secondary broadcast feed of a sporting event.

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