Where does “souvenir-écran” come from?
souvenir-écran (French) comes from French souvenir, from Middle French soubvenir, from Old French sovenir, from Latin subveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
souvenir-écran (French): screen memory
Definitions
- screen memory
Ancestry of “souvenir-écran”, step by step
souvenir-écran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French souvenir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | souvenir | to remember; memory; souvenir |
| 2 | Middle French | soubvenir | to remember |
| 3 | Old French | sovenir | to remember; to recall |
| 4 | Latin | subveniō | to support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue |
| 5 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French écran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | écran | screen |
| 2 | Old French | escran | screen |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scherm | protective screen; protection, cover |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skirm | protection |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |