Where does “regspersoon” come from?
regspersoon (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans persoon, from Dutch Persoon, from Middle Dutch persone, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs — to see; eye.
regspersoon (Afrikaans): legal person, juristic person
Definitions
- legal person, juristic person
Ancestry of “regspersoon”, step by step
regspersoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans persoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | persoon | person |
| 2 | Dutch | Persoon | person, individual |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | persone | — |
| 4 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Afrikaans reg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | reg | right; real; true; actual; justice |
| 2 | Dutch | recht | right; straight; a right, privilege |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | recht | straight, not bent; upright; right, exact |
| 4 | Old Dutch | reht | right |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |