Where does “scenegraph” come from?
scenegraph (English) comes from English scene, from Middle French scene, from Latin scaena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
scenegraph (English): A data structure representing a graphical scene
Definitions
- A data structure representing a graphical scene
Ancestry of “scenegraph”, step by step
scenegraph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scene | The location of an event that attracts attention;... |
| 2 | Middle French | scene | stage |
| 3 | Latin | scaena | stage; scene; theatre |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκηνή | tent; stage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via English graph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |