Where does “pellicule” come from?

pellicule (French) comes from Latin pellicula, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pellicule (French): film, skin, thin layer

Definitions

  1. film, skin, thin layer

Ancestry of “pellicule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelliculasmall skin or hide; movie, film, video
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pellicule”

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