Where does “cineasta” come from?

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

cineasta (Spanish): filmmaker, moviemaker

Definitions

  1. filmmaker, moviemaker

Ancestry of “cineasta”, 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- →