Where does “filmifestival” come from?
filmifestival (Estonian) comes from Estonian film, from German film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
filmifestival (Estonian): film festival, movie festival
Definitions
- film festival, movie festival
Ancestry of “filmifestival”, step by step
filmifestival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | film | movie |
| 2 | German | film | film a thin layer of some substance |
| 3 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
via Estonian festival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | festival | festival |