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Where does “cineteca” come from?

cineteca (Italian) comes from Italian cine, from Italian cinema, from French cinéma, from French cinématographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cineteca (Italian): film library

Definitions

  1. film library

Ancestry of “cineteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancinecinema; cinematography
2Italiancinemacinema; cinema, movie theater, film theatre
3Frenchcinémacinema; playacting, drama, fuss
4Frenchcinématographecinematograph
5French-graphe-graph; -grapher
6Latin-graphus—
7Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
8Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
9Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
11Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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