Where does “киномеханик” come from?
киномеханик (Russian) comes from Russian кино́, from German Kino, from German Kinematograph, from French cinématographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
киномеханик (Russian): projectionist
Definitions
- projectionist
Ancestry of “киномеханик”, step by step
киномеханик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кино́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кино́ | movie, motion picture, film |
| 2 | German | Kino | cinema |
| 3 | German | Kinematograph | cinematograph |
| 4 | French | cinématographe | cinematograph |
| 5 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 6 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Russian меха́ник
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | меха́ник | mechanic |