Where does “filmily” come from?
filmily (English) comes from English filmy, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.
filmily (English): In a filmy manner
Definitions
- In a filmy manner
Ancestry of “filmily”, step by step
filmily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English filmy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filmy | Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy; Covered... |
| 2 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 3 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 4 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 6 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |