Where does “agenttifilmi” come from?

agenttifilmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish filmi, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.

agenttifilmi (Finnish): spy movie, spy film

Definitions

  1. spy movie, spy film

Ancestry of “agenttifilmi”, step by step

agenttifilmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish filmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfilmifilm; movie
2EnglishFilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity
3Russianфильмfilm, movie
4EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
5Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
6Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
7Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-
8Proto-Germanic*filmīn-

via Finnish agentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishagenttiagent
2Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-Every word from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-Every word from Old English filmen