Where does “scenetics” come from?
scenetics (English) comes from English etic, from English phonetic, from Latin phōnēticus, from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
scenetics (English): The study or practice of managing the effect of setting on one's mental state
Definitions
- The study or practice of managing the effect of setting on one's mental state
Ancestry of “scenetics”, step by step
scenetics traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English etic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etic | Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a... |
| 2 | English | phonetic | Relating to the sounds of spoken language;... |
| 3 | Latin | phōnēticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνητῐκός | vocal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English scene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |