Where does βpersonlighedβ come from?
personlighed (Danish) comes from Danish personlig, from Danish person, 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.
personlighed (Danish): personality, character, disposition
Definitions
- personality, character, disposition
Ancestry of βpersonlighedβ, step by step
personlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish personlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | personlig | personal |
| 2 | Danish | person | person; character; figure |
| 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 |