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Where does “scena” come from?

scena (English) comes from Italian scena, from Latin scaena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scena (English): A scene in an opera; An accompanied dramatic...

Definitions

  1. A scene in an opera; An accompanied dramatic...

Ancestry of “scena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscenascene; stage
2Latinscaenastage; scene; theatre
3Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
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