Where does “prefilmic” come from?
prefilmic (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.
prefilmic (English): Before the introduction of the medium of film
Definitions
- Before the introduction of the medium of film
Ancestry of “prefilmic”, step by step
prefilmic 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 pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |