Where does “phim tài liệu” come from?
phim tài liệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phím, from French film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
phim tài liệu (Vietnamese): documentary
Definitions
- documentary
Ancestry of “phim tài liệu”, step by step
phim tài liệu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese phím
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | phím | a fret; a key |
| 2 | French | film | movie, film |
| 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 Vietnamese tài liệu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tài liệu | document |