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Where does “depersonalizer” come from?

depersonalizer (English) comes from English depersonalize, from English personalize, from English personal, from Middle English personal, from Old French personel, from Latin persōnālis, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — to see; eye.

depersonalizer (English): One who, or that which, depersonalizes

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, depersonalizes

Ancestry of “depersonalizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepersonalizeTo remove a sense of personal identity or...
2Englishpersonalizeto adapt something to the needs or tastes of an...
3EnglishpersonalPertaining to human beings as distinct from...
4Middle Englishpersonal—
5Old Frenchpersonelpersonal
6Latinpersōnālis—
7Latinpersōna—
8Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
9Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
10Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
11Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →