Where does “impersonalize” come from?
impersonalize (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.
impersonalize (English): To make impersonal; To dehumanize
Definitions
- To make impersonal; To dehumanize
Ancestry of “impersonalize”, step by step
| 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 |