Where does “rạp chiếu phim” come from?

rạp chiếu phim (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-.

rạp chiếu phim (Vietnamese): cinema; movie theater

Definitions

  1. cinema; movie theater

Ancestry of “rạp chiếu phim”, step by step

rạp chiếu phim traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese phím

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephíma fret; a key
2Frenchfilmmovie, film
3EnglishFilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity
4Russianфильмfilm, movie
5EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
6Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
7Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
8Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-
9Proto-Germanic*filmīn-

via Vietnamese chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese

via Vietnamese rạp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserạpa makeshift tent usually used for a wedding or funeral
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-