Where does “palcoscenico” come from?

palcoscenico (Italian) comes from Italian scenico, from Latin scaenicus, from Ancient Greek σκηνικός, from Ancient Greek σκηνή, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

palcoscenico (Italian): stage

Definitions

  1. stage

Ancestry of “palcoscenico”, step by step

palcoscenico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian scenico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscenicoscenic; scenery
2LatinscaenicusOf or pertaining to the stage, theatrical,...
3Ancient Greekσκηνικόςtheatrical
4Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Italian palco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalcostand, platform; stage; box
2Lombardicpalkstand, stage

Words derived from “palcoscenico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκηνή →