Toon Theuwis
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Toon Theuwis
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December 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The Spanish word for 'film' is 'película'.

As different as they are, these words derive from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

They originally only meant "thin layer" but they came to denote film tapes as well when these were invented.

My new graphics shows more words belonging to this family:
August 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM