Where does “kinsperson” come from?

kinsperson (English) comes from English kin, from English fictionkin, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kinsperson (English): A kinsman or kinswoman

Definitions

  1. A kinsman or kinswoman

Ancestry of “kinsperson”, step by step

kinsperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinRace; family; breed; kind; Persons of the same...
2EnglishfictionkinAn individual whose personal identity is based in fiction of some kind: a fictional character, a fictional race or species, etc
3EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
4Middle EnglishficciounAn invention or fabrication
5Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
6Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English Person

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPersonAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being
2Middle Englishpersounperson
3Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
4Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
5Latinpersōnamask
6Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
7Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
8Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
9Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-