Where does “filming” come from?
Filming comes from English film, Middle English filme, Old English filmen, Proto-Germanic filminją, and Proto-Indo-European pel(w)- and pel-, meaning to stretch or spread.
filming (English): The action of the verb to film; present...
Definitions
- The action of the verb to film; present...
Ancestry of “filming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 3 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
Words derived from “filming”