Where does “depersonalize” come from?
depersonalize (English) comes from English personalize, from English personal, from Middle English personal, from Old French personel, from Latin persōnālis, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον — to see; eye.
depersonalize (English): To remove a sense of personal identity or...
Definitions
- To remove a sense of personal identity or...
Ancestry of “depersonalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | personalize | to adapt something to the needs or tastes of an... |
| 2 | English | personal | Pertaining to human beings as distinct from... |
| 3 | Middle English | personal | — |
| 4 | Old French | personel | personal |
| 5 | Latin | persōnālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | persōna | — |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
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