Where does “filmoteczny” come from?
filmoteczny (Polish) comes from Polish filmoteka, from Polish film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
filmoteczny (Polish): film library, film archive
Definitions
- film library, film archive
Ancestry of “filmoteczny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | filmoteka | film library, film archive |
| 2 | Polish | film | film, movie, motion 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- | — |