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
- 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
| 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 chiếu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chiếu | strawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 詔 | — |
via Vietnamese rạp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | rạp | a makeshift tent usually used for a wedding or funeral |