Where does “filmfestival” come from?
filmfestival (Dutch) comes from Dutch festival, from English festival, from Old French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
filmfestival (Dutch): film festival
Definitions
- film festival
Ancestry of “filmfestival”, step by step
filmfestival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch festival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | festival | A festival |
| 2 | English | festival | Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or... |
| 3 | Old French | festival | — |
| 4 | Latin | fēstīvālis | Of or pertaining to a festival |
| 5 | Latin | fēstīvus | lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Dutch film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | film | film, movie |
| 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- | — |