Where does βimpersonificationβ come from?
impersonification (English) comes from English personification, from English personify, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persΕna, from Etruscan πππππ β to see; eye.
impersonification (English): the act of impersonating; impersonation;...
Definitions
- the act of impersonating; impersonation;...
Ancestry of βimpersonificationβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | personification | A person, thing or name typifying a certain... |
| 2 | English | personify | To be an example of; to have all the attributes... |
| 3 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 4 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 5 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 7 | Latin | persΕna | mask |
| 8 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | to see; eye |