Where does “juryperson” come from?
juryperson (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.
juryperson (English): A member of a jury
Definitions
- A member of a jury
Ancestry of “juryperson”, step by step
juryperson 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 jury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jury | A group of individuals chosen from the general... |
| 2 | Middle English | jure | jury; panel of jurors |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | juree | jury; feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | iurata | nominative feminine singular of iūrātus;... |
| 5 | Latin | iūrō | to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |