Where does “scurtmetraj” come from?
scurtmetraj (Romanian) comes from Romanian metraj, from French métrage, from French métrer, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
scurtmetraj (Romanian): short film
Definitions
- short film
Ancestry of “scurtmetraj”, step by step
scurtmetraj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian metraj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | metraj | footage |
| 2 | French | métrage | footage |
| 3 | French | métrer | to meter |
| 4 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |