Where does “filmowość” come from?
filmowość (Polish) comes from Polish filmowy, 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-.
filmowość (Polish): cinematicity
Definitions
- cinematicity
Ancestry of “filmowość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | filmowy | cinematic; film, movie |
| 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- | — |