Where does “némafilmek” come from?
némafilmek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian némafilm, 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 “némafilmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | némafilm | silent film a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue |
| 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- | — |