Where does “Cineast” come from?

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

Cineast (German): cineast

Definitions

  1. cineast

Ancestry of “Cineast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcinéastefilmmaker
2Frenchciné-movement
3Ancient Greekκῑνέωset in motion, move; to move, to stir; I move
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “Cineast”

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