Where does “pellicola” come from?

pellicola (Italian) comes from Latin pellicula, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pellicola (Italian): film; plastic wrap; layer

Definitions

  1. film; plastic wrap; layer

Ancestry of “pellicola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelliculasmall skin or hide; movie, film, video
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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