Where does “filmicity” come from?
filmicity (English) comes from English filmic, from French filmique, from French film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen.
filmicity (English): The state or condition of being fit for film
Definitions
- The state or condition of being fit for film
Ancestry of “filmicity”, step by step
filmicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English filmic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filmic | Of or relating to movies; cinematic |
| 2 | French | filmique | film / movie; filmic, cinematic |
| 3 | French | film | movie, film |
| 4 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 5 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 6 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 7 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 8 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |