Where does “impersonalism” come from?
impersonalism (English) comes from English impersonal, from French impersonnel, from Latin impersōnālis, from Latin persōnālis, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ — to see; eye.
impersonalism (English): A belief system that places little importance on individuals and their subjective viewpoints and experiences
Definitions
- A belief system that places little importance on individuals and their subjective viewpoints and experiences
Ancestry of “impersonalism”, step by step
impersonalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impersonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impersonal | Not personal; not representing a person; not... |
| 2 | French | impersonnel | impersonal; impersonal, banal, nondescript |
| 3 | Latin | impersōnālis | impersonal |
| 4 | Latin | persōnālis | personal; of or belonging to a person |
| 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |