Where does “cinéaste” come from?

cinéaste (French) comes from French ciné-, from Ancient Greek κῑνέω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cinéaste (French): filmmaker

Definitions

  1. filmmaker

Ancestry of “cinéaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchciné-movement
2Ancient Greekκῑνέωset in motion, move; to move, to stir; I move
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “cinéaste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Ancient Greek κῑνέω →Every word from French ciné- →
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