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