Where does “laakafilmikasetti” come from?

laakafilmikasetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish laakafilmi, 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-.

laakafilmikasetti (Finnish): sheet film cassette holder for sheet film on which one or more sheets of film can be loaded, depending on the model

Definitions

  1. sheet film cassette holder for sheet film on which one or more sheets of film can be loaded, depending on the model

Ancestry of “laakafilmikasetti”, step by step

laakafilmikasetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laakafilmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaakafilmisheet film type of film used in view camera
2Finnishfilmifilm; movie
3EnglishFilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity
4Russianфильмfilm, movie
5EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
6Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
7Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
8Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-
9Proto-Germanic*filmīn-

via Finnish kasetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasetticassette; coffer
2Frenchcassettetreasure box; small box; cassette tape
3Middle Frenchcassette
4Middle French-ette-et, -ette
5Old French-etévariant of -té
6Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
7Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-