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Where does “scénique” come from?

scénique (Middle French) comes from Latin scēnicus, from Ancient Greek σκηνικός, from Ancient Greek σκηνή, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “scénique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscēnicus—
2Ancient Greekσκηνικόςtheatrical
3Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “scénique”

  • scenic
  • scenically
  • unscenic
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