Where does “mikrofilmaus” come from?
mikrofilmaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mikrofilmata, from Finnish filmata, from Finnish filmi, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen.
mikrofilmaus (Finnish): microfilming
Definitions
- microfilming
Ancestry of “mikrofilmaus”, step by step
mikrofilmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mikrofilmata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mikrofilmata | To microfilm |
| 2 | Finnish | filmata | to film; to put on airs, to be affected; to fake |
| 3 | Finnish | filmi | film; movie |
| 4 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 5 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 6 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 7 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 8 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |