Where does “filmaus” come from?
filmaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish filmata, 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-.
filmaus (Finnish): filming; diving, flopping, simulation
Definitions
- filming; diving, flopping, simulation
Ancestry of “filmaus”, step by step
filmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish filmata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | filmata | to film; to put on airs, to be affected; to fake |
| 2 | Finnish | filmi | film; movie |
| 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 Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |