Where does “filmfotograf” come from?
filmfotograf (Danish) comes from Danish fotograf, from Danish fotografi, from Danish foto, from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς.
filmfotograf (Danish): cinematographer
Definitions
- cinematographer
Ancestry of “filmfotograf”, step by step
filmfotograf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fotograf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fotograf | photographer |
| 2 | Danish | fotografi | photography |
| 3 | Danish | foto | photo |
| 4 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 5 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 6 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Danish film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | film | a movie, a film, motion picture; film; a thin... |
| 2 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 3 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 4 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 6 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |