Where does βgentlepersonlyβ come from?
gentlepersonly (English) comes from English gentleperson, 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 β to see; eye.
gentlepersonly (English): Having the manners or behavior of a gentleperson; having social graces; polite
Definitions
- Having the manners or behavior of a gentleperson; having social graces; polite
Ancestry of βgentlepersonlyβ, step by step
gentlepersonly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gentleperson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gentleperson | A gentleman or gentlewoman; a member of the... |
| 2 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 3 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 4 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 6 | Latin | persΕna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | to see; eye |