Where does “talsperson” come from?

talsperson (Danish) comes from Danish person, from French personne, from Middle French personne, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον — to see; eye.

talsperson (Danish): spokesperson

Definitions

  1. spokesperson

Ancestry of “talsperson”, step by step

talsperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish person

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpersonperson; character; figure
2Frenchpersonneperson; no one, nobody; anyone
3Middle Frenchpersonne
4Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
5Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
6Latinpersōnamask
7Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
8Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
9Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
10Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Danish tåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtåleto put up with, bear, endure, stand, tolerate
2Old Danishtalæ
3Old Norsetalaspeech, discourse; tale, number; number
4Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs