Where does “filmsztárok” come from?
filmsztárok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian filmsztár, from Hungarian film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
Ancestry of “filmsztárok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | filmsztár | film star, movie star |
| 2 | Hungarian | film | film; film, movie, motion picture, picture; film,... |
| 3 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |