Where does “film at 11” come from?

film at 11 (English) comes from English at, from Middle English at, from Middle English heye, from Old French haie, from Medieval Latin haga, from Frankish haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

film at 11 (English): The video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening

Definitions

  1. The video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening

Ancestry of “film at 11”, step by step

film at 11 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishatIn, near, or in the general vicinity of a...
2Middle Englishatat; to
3Middle Englishheyehedge, fence; enclosed plot of land, yard;...
4Old Frenchhaie
5Medieval Latinhaga
6Frankishhaggjuhedge
7Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
8Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
2Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
3Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
4Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-
5Proto-Germanic*filmīn-

via English 11

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English11A cricket team of eleven players; A football team...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyómEvery word from Proto-Germanic hagjō