Where does “scenario” come from?
scenario (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.
scenario (Norwegian Nynorsk): a scenario
Ancestry of “scenario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | scenario | scenery, set; backdrop |
| 2 | Italian | scena | scene; stage |
| 3 | Latin | scaena | stage; scene; theatre |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκηνή | tent; stage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |