Where does “clergyperson” come from?
clergyperson (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.
clergyperson (English): An ordained Christian minister, a member of the...
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- An ordained Christian minister, a member of the...
Ancestry of “clergyperson”, step by step
clergyperson 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 | persōna | mask |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English clergy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clergy | Body of persons, such as ministers, sheiks,... |
| 2 | Middle English | clergie | — |
| 3 | Old French | clergié | learned men |
| 4 | Latin | clēricātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | clēricus | a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κληρικός | of or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |