Where does “hitperson” come from?
hitperson (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.
hitperson (English): A hired killer; a hitwoman or hitman
Definitions
- A hired killer; a hitwoman or hitman
Ancestry of “hitperson”, step by step
hitperson 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 hit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hit | "To strike."; To manage to touch in the right... |
| 2 | Middle English | hit | Third-person singular neuter pronoun: it;... |
| 3 | Old English | hit | it |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |