Where does “microfilmer” come from?
microfilmer (French) comes from French microfilm, from French film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
microfilmer (French): To microfilm
Ancestry of “microfilmer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | microfilm | — |
| 2 | French | film | movie, film |
| 3 | English | Film | — |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |