Where does “cinemaddict” come from?
cinemaddict (English) comes from English addict, from Latin addictus, from English addiction, from Latin addictio, from Latin addīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
cinemaddict (English): A film enthusiast; movieholic
Definitions
- A film enthusiast; movieholic
Ancestry of “cinemaddict”, step by step
cinemaddict traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English addict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | addict | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful... |
| 2 | Latin | addictus | assigned, dedicated having been assigned; handed... |
| 3 | English | addiction | A state that is characterized by compulsive drug... |
| 4 | Latin | addictio | The awarding, adjudging or adjudication of... |
| 5 | Latin | addīcō | to be propitious to, favour, speak favourably (of) |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English cinema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cinema | A movie theatre, a movie house; Films... |
| 2 | French | cinéma | cinema; playacting, drama, fuss |
| 3 | French | cinématographe | cinematograph |
| 4 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 5 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |