Where does “cinématographique” come from?
cinématographique (French) comes from French cinématographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cinématographique (French): cinematographic
Ancestry of “cinématographique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cinématographe | cinematograph |
| 2 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 3 | Latin | -graphus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “cinématographique”