Where does “pelikula” come from?
pelikula (Cebuano) comes from Spanish película, from Latin pellicula, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
pelikula (Cebuano): a movie; a film
Ancestry of “pelikula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | película | film; movie, film; story |
| 2 | Latin | pellicula | small skin or hide; movie, film, video |
| 3 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |