Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “cine” come from?

Cine comes from Ancient Greek κῑνέω, meaning to move or set in motion, the root of cinematography and film-related terminology.

cine (English): cinefilm; Images of the heart taken by...

Definitions

  1. cinefilm; Images of the heart taken by...

Ancestry of “cine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinefilmAny of various obsolete film formats, including 8...
2EnglishFilm—
3Russianфильмfilm, movie
4EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
5Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
6Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
7Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-—
8Proto-Germanic*filmīn-—

Words derived from “cine”

  • telecine
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn- →