Where does “film” come from?
Film comes from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-Germanic filminją, from Proto-Indo-European pel(w)-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pel-.
film (English): A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
Definitions
- A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
Ancestry of “film”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 2 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
Words derived from “film”