Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “filmiprojektori” come from?

filmiprojektori (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-.

filmiprojektori (Finnish): movie projector, film projector

Definitions

  1. movie projector, film projector

Ancestry of “filmiprojektori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfilmifilm; movie
2EnglishFilm—
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-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn- →