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Where does “noncinematographic” come from?

noncinematographic (English) comes from English cinematographic, from English cinematograph, from French cinématographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

noncinematographic (English): Not cinematographic

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  1. Not cinematographic

Ancestry of “noncinematographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcinematographicof or pertaining to cinematography
2EnglishcinematographA camera that could develop its own film and...
3Frenchcinématographecinematograph
4French-graphe-graph; -grapher
5Latin-graphus—
6Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
7Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
8Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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