Where does “cineliteracy” come from?
cineliteracy (English) comes from English cine, from English cinefilm, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
cineliteracy (English): Familiarity with films and cinema
Definitions
- Familiarity with films and cinema
Ancestry of “cineliteracy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cine | cinefilm; Images of the heart taken by... |
| 2 | English | cinefilm | Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8... |
| 3 | English | Film | — |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |