Where does “cineast” come from?

cineast (Romanian) comes from French cinéaste, from French ciné-, from Ancient Greek κῑνέω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cineast (Romanian): filmmaker

Definitions

  1. filmmaker

Ancestry of “cineast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcinéastefilmmaker
2Frenchciné-movement
3Ancient Greekκῑνέωset in motion, move; to move, to stir; I move
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Ancient Greek κῑνέω →Every word from French ciné- →