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Where does “σκηνογραφία” come from?

σκηνογραφία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκηνογράφος, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

σκηνογραφία (Ancient Greek): scene painting; illusion

Definitions

  1. scene painting; illusion

Ancestry of “σκηνογραφία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκηνογράφοςscene-painter
2Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “σκηνογραφία”

  • scaenographia
  • scénographie
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