Where does “película” come from?

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

película (Portuguese): film; film, movie

Definitions

film; film, movie

Ancestry of “película”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pellicula	small skin or hide; movie, film, video
2	Latin	pellis	pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3	Ancient Greek	ἄγρα	a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵro-	hunt
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →