Where does “scenery” come from?

scenery (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.

scenery (English): View, natural features, landscape; Stage...

Definitions

  1. View, natural features, landscape; Stage...

Ancestry of “scenery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsceneThe location of an event that attracts attention;...
2Middle Frenchscenestage
3Latinscaenastage; scene; theatre
4Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “scenery

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-
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