Where does “filmworks” come from?
filmworks (English) comes from English filmwork, from English work, from Middle English werk, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
filmworks (English): A place where films are made
Definitions
- A place where films are made
Ancestry of “filmworks”, step by step
filmworks traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English filmwork
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filmwork | The craft of filmmaking |
| 2 | English | work | "Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to... |
| 3 | Middle English | werk | work |
| 4 | Old English | weorc | work, in various senses, including |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via English works
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | works | plural of work in its countable senses; API pl; A... |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |