Where does βKlanspersonβ come from?
Klansperson (English) comes from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persΕna, from Etruscan πππππ, from Ancient Greek ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½, from Ancient Greek α½€Ο β to see; eye.
Klansperson (English): A member of the Ku Klux Klan
Definitions
- A member of the Ku Klux Klan
Ancestry of βKlanspersonβ, step by step
Klansperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Person
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 2 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 3 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 5 | Latin | persΕna | mask |
| 6 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | to see; eye |