Where does “scenesetter” come from?

scenesetter (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.

scenesetter (English): One who, or that which, sets the scene

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, sets the scene

Ancestry of “scenesetter”, step by step

scenesetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scene

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

via English setter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetterOne who sets something, especially a typesetter;...
2Middle Englishsettere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκηνή →