Where does “filmfesztivál” come from?
filmfesztivál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fesztivál, from Russian фестива́ль, from English festival, from Old French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
filmfesztivál (Hungarian): film festival
Definitions
- film festival
Ancestry of “filmfesztivál”, step by step
filmfesztivál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fesztivál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fesztivál | festival |
| 2 | Russian | фестива́ль | festival celebration |
| 3 | English | festival | Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or... |
| 4 | Old French | festival | — |
| 5 | Latin | fēstīvālis | Of or pertaining to a festival |
| 6 | Latin | fēstīvus | lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry |
| 7 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Hungarian film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | film | film; film, movie, motion picture, picture; 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- | — |