Where does “scène” come from?
scène (French) comes 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.
scène (French): scene, stage
Ancestry of “scène”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | scene | stage |
| 2 | Latin | scaena | stage; scene; theatre |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκηνή | tent; stage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “scène”