Where does “journalfilm” come from?

journalfilm (Swedish) comes from Swedish journal, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

journalfilm (Swedish): a newsreel, a short film summarizing the news of...

Definitions

  1. a newsreel, a short film summarizing the news of...

Ancestry of “journalfilm”, step by step

journalfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish journal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjournala journal, a magazine, a periodical
2FrenchjournalThat is relative to each day; journal; diary,...
3Old Frenchjournaldaily
4Latindiurnālisdiurnal of the day; that takes place during the day
5Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
6LatindiēsA day, particularly
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Swedish film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfilmfilm; a thin layer; film; medium used to capture...
2Swedishhistoriahistory; A story, plot; A joke or anecdote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws