Where does “filmset” come from?

filmset (English) comes from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.

filmset (English): To typeset by exposing type characters onto...

Definitions

  1. To typeset by exposing type characters onto...

Ancestry of “filmset”, step by step

filmset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English seṭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishseṭof a root, having a final "i" sound in certain...
2EnglishseptA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
3EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
4Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
5Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
6Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
7Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
8LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
9Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
10Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
11Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English Film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity
2Russianфильмfilm, movie
3EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
4Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
5Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
6Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-
7Proto-Germanic*filmīn-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr
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