Etymograph

English

ecranisation

Ecranisation comes from French écran ‘screen’, from Old Dutch skirm ‘protection’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-1‘to cut off, sever’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skirmiz1‘fur, hide, pelt’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skirmi1‘fur, hide, pelt’reconstructed
  4. Old Dutchc. 500–1150skirm1‘protection’
  5. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500scherm1‘protective screen’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400escran1‘screen’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600écran1
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentécran2‘screen’
  9. Englishtodayecranisation2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, French écran
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English ecranisation

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-Wiktionary, French écran‘to cut off, sever’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skirmizWiktionary, French écran‘fur, hide, pelt’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skirmiWiktionary, French écran‘fur, hide, pelt’reconstructed
  4. Old Dutchc. 500–1150skirmWiktionary, French écran‘protection’
  5. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500schermWiktionary, French écran‘protective screen’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400escranWiktionary, French écran‘screen’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600écranWiktionary, French écran
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentécranWiktionary, English ecranisation‘screen’
  9. EnglishtodayecranisationWiktionary, English ecranisation

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’

short, share, across, card, cross, score, cancer, screen, shirt, circle, circuit, curve, crucial, scare, circus, skirt, curb, scar, shrine, carnival, circa, circulation, crest, scrutiny, shear, shred, carnage, coronary, corona, cancellation, carcinoma, corolla, scorn, shrewd, scorpion, circulate, raffle, shard, carnal, cirque, 118 more

Today it means

noun An adaptation of a book, story, or other form of written or graphic work into a film.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ecranisation”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for French écran. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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