Where does βpersonificereβ come from?
personificere (Danish) comes from German personifizieren, from French personnifier, from French personne, from Middle French personne, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persΕna, from Etruscan πππππ β to see; eye.
personificere (Danish): to personify
Definitions
- to personify
Ancestry of βpersonificereβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | personifizieren | to personify |
| 2 | French | personnifier | to personify |
| 3 | French | personne | person; no one, nobody; anyone |
| 4 | Middle French | personne | β |
| 5 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 7 | Latin | persΕna | mask |
| 8 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | to see; eye |