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Where does “シナリオ” come from?

シナリオ (Japanese) comes from English scenario, from Italian scenario, from Italian scena, from Latin scaena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

シナリオ (Japanese): a screenplay, a television or movie script; a...

Definitions

  1. a screenplay, a television or movie script; a...

Ancestry of “シナリオ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscenarioAn outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary...
2Italianscenarioscenery, set; backdrop
3Italianscenascene; stage
4Latinscaenastage; scene; theatre
5Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
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