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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |