Where does “postfilmic” come from?
postfilmic (English) comes from English filmic, from French filmique, from French film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen.
postfilmic (English): After the introduction of the medium of film
Definitions
- After the introduction of the medium of film
Ancestry of “postfilmic”, step by step
postfilmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English filmic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filmic | Of or relating to movies; cinematic |
| 2 | French | filmique | film / movie; filmic, cinematic |
| 3 | French | film | movie, film |
| 4 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 5 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 6 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 7 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 8 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |