Where does “anchorperson” come from?

anchorperson (English) comes from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ — to see; eye.

anchorperson (English): The primary reporter on a television news...

Definitions

  1. The primary reporter on a television news...

Ancestry of “anchorperson”, step by step

anchorperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Person

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPersonAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being
2Middle Englishpersounperson
3Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
4Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
5Latinpersōnamask
6Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
7Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
8Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
9Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via English anchor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanchorA tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a...
2Middle Englishankeranchor
3Old Englishancoranchor
4Proto-West Germanic*ankurōanchor
5Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
6Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
7Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
8Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs