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Etymology of the English word film

the English word film
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *filminjan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

Derivations in English

bibliofilm, filmable, filmcard, filmdom, filmgoer, filmic, filming, filmland, filmmaker, filmography, filmset, filmstrip, filmy, magfilm, microfilm, telefilm, filmization, filmsetting

Derivations in other languages

French film, Hindi film, Italian film, Portuguese filme, Spanish filme

Cognates

Dutch film, French film, German Film, Icelandic filma, Italian film, Lithuanian filmas, Norwegian film, Polish film, Russian фильм, Swedish film

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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