Where does “postfilmic” come from?
postfilmic (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
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 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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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- | — |