Where does “scenographic” come from?
scenographic (English) comes from English scenography, from Latin scenographia, from Ancient Greek σκηνογραφία, from Ancient Greek σκηνογράφος, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
scenographic (English): Of or pertaining to scenography
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to scenography
Ancestry of “scenographic”, step by step
scenographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scenography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scenography | The design of theatrical sets; The art or act of... |
| 2 | Latin | scenographia | drawing in perspective |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκηνογραφία | scene painting; illusion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκηνογράφος | scene-painter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |