Where does โgentlepersonlyโ 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 persลna, from Etruscan ๐๐๐๐๐, from Ancient Greek ฯฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฮฝ โ 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 โgentlepersonlyโ, 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 | persลna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | ๐๐๐๐๐ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ฯฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฮฝ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | แฝคฯ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | รณkสทs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hโรณkสทs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hโekสท- | to see; eye |