Etymology

cinephotographically

Today it means: By means of cinephotography. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English cinephotographic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  3. Englishcine-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  7. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  8. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  9. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  10. Englishphoto-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  13. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  14. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  15. Englishphoto-
  16. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  17. Englishphotograph
  18. Englishphotographic
  19. Englishcinephotographic
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  23. Proto-Germanic*līką
  24. English todaycinephotographically

From cinephotographic + -ally.

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