Etymology

filmography

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Today it means: A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Germanic*felma-
  3. Proto-Germanic*filmīn-
  4. Old Englishfilmen
  5. Middle Englishfilme
  6. Englishfilm
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  9. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  10. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  11. English todayfilmography

From film + -ography.

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