Where does “precinematic” come from?
precinematic (English) comes from English cinematic, from English cinema, from French cinéma, from French cinématographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
precinematic (English): Before the invention of cinema
Definitions
- Before the invention of cinema
Ancestry of “precinematic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cinematic | Of or relating to the cinema; Resembling a... |
| 2 | English | cinema | A movie theatre, a movie house; Films... |
| 3 | French | cinéma | cinema; playacting, drama, fuss |
| 4 | French | cinématographe | cinematograph |
| 5 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 6 | Latin | -graphus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |