're-film' originates from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the word 'film', which comes from Old English 'filmen', meaning 'membrane' or 'thin skin'.

'film' changed from the Old English word 'filmen' and eventually became the modern English word 'film'.

Initially, 'film' referred to a thin layer or membrane, but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a motion picture'.