Where does “personificering” come from?
personificering (Danish) comes from Danish personificere, from German personifizieren, from French personnifier, from French personne, from Middle French personne, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna — to see; eye.
personificering (Danish): personification
Definitions
- personification
Ancestry of “personificering”, step by step
personificering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish personificere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | personificere | to personify |
| 2 | German | personifizieren | to personify |
| 3 | French | personnifier | to personify |
| 4 | French | personne | person; no one, nobody; anyone |
| 5 | Middle French | personne | — |
| 6 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 8 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 9 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |