Where does “filmologia” come from?
filmologia (Italian) comes from Ido filmo, 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-.
filmologia (Italian): filmology
Ancestry of “filmologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | filmo | photographic film; film, movie, motion picture |
| 2 | French | film | movie, film |
| 3 | English | Film | — |
| 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- | — |