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Where does “scenesetting” come from?

scenesetting (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.

scenesetting (English): The process of setting the scene; That sets the...

Definitions

  1. The process of setting the scene; That sets the...

Ancestry of “scenesetting”, 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
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