Where does “filmgoing” come from?
filmgoing (English) comes from English going, from English Go, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
filmgoing (English): The activity of attending a film screening
Definitions
- The activity of attending a film screening
Ancestry of “filmgoing”, step by step
filmgoing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English going
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | going | Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly |
| 2 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via English Film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 2 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 3 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 5 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |