Where does “мультик” come from?
мультик (Russian) comes from Ukrainian мультфільм, from Ukrainian фільм, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
мультик (Russian): animated cartoon, animated film
Definitions
- animated cartoon, animated film
Ancestry of “мультик”, step by step
мультик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian мультфільм
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | мультфільм | animated film, animated movie, animation, cartoon |
| 2 | Ukrainian | фільм | film, movie |
| 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- | — |
via Russian мультфи́льм
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мультфи́льм | cartoon |
| 2 | Russian | мультипликационный | animated |
| 3 | Russian | -о́нный | ional, etc. forms adjectives, especially |