Etymology

pre-film

Today it means: To film in advance. Full definition →

English film ← Middle English filme ← Old English filmen
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  10. Proto-Germanic*felma-
  11. Proto-Germanic*filmīn-
  12. Old Englishfilmen
  13. Middle Englishfilme
  14. Englishfilm
  15. English todaypre-film

From pre- + film.

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