Where does “scène” come from?

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

scène (Norman): scene

Definitions

  1. scene

Ancestry of “scène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscaenastage; scene; theatre
2Ancient Greekσκηνήtent; stage
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκηνή →