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Where does “Szene” come from?

Szene (German) comes from Latin scaena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Szene (German): scene

Definitions

  1. scene

Ancestry of “Szene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscaenastage; scene; theatre
2Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “Szene”

  • сцена
  • Schwarze Szene
  • szenisch
  • szenig
  • Urszene
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