Where does “кіно-” come from?
кіно- (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian кіно́, from Russian кино́, from German Kino, from German Kinematograph, from French cinématographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
кіно- (Ukrainian): cine-, cinema, film, movie
Definitions
- cine-, cinema, film, movie
Ancestry of “кіно-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | кіно́ | movie, motion picture, film |
| 2 | Russian | кино́ | movie, motion picture, film |
| 3 | German | Kino | cinema |
| 4 | German | Kinematograph | cinematograph |
| 5 | French | cinématographe | cinematograph |
| 6 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 7 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |