Where does “scenesterism” come from?
scenesterism (English) comes from English scenester, 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.
scenesterism (English): The culture of scenesters; involvement in a lifestyle associated with a particular music scene
Definitions
- The culture of scenesters; involvement in a lifestyle associated with a particular music scene
Ancestry of “scenesterism”, step by step
scenesterism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scenester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scenester | A non-musician who is active in a particular... |
| 2 | English | scene | The location of an event that attracts attention;... |
| 3 | Middle French | scene | stage |
| 4 | Latin | scaena | stage; scene; theatre |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκηνή | tent; stage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |