Where does “cinemateca” come from?
cinemateca (Spanish) comes from Spanish cinema, from Italian cinematica, from Italian -matica, from Romanian mata, from Romanian dumneata, from Romanian domnia, from Romanian ta, from Vulgar Latin ta — soft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus.
cinemateca (Spanish): film library
Definitions
- film library
Ancestry of “cinemateca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cinema | cinema; movie theater building where films are shown to an audience |
| 2 | Italian | cinematica | kinematics; feminine singular of cinematico |
| 3 | Italian | -matica | — |
| 4 | Romanian | mata | you |
| 5 | Romanian | dumneata | you |
| 6 | Romanian | domnia | — |
| 7 | Romanian | ta | feminine singular of tău your; yours |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | ta | — |
| 9 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 10 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 11 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 12 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 13 | Middle High German | dūs | deuce |
| 14 | Old High German | dūs | — |
| 15 | Old French | dous | soft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus |