Etymology of the English word celluloid
the English word
celluloidderived from the English word
cellulosederived from the French word
cellulosederived from the French word
cellulederived from the Latin word
cellula (cell; chamber of brain; ovary; cell; monastery, daughter house; small, slave's room; lowly apartment)
derived from the Latin word
cella (cell; monastery; storeroom, cellar, larder)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-using the French suffix
-oseCognates
Dutch
celluloid, French
cellulond, German
Zelluloid, Icelandic
sellúlóíd, Swedish
celluloidUsage
Word found in Modern English
