Where does “parsonage” come from?
Parsonage derives from Middle English persone, Old French personage, Latin persōna meaning a character in a play or mask, and ultimately Latin sonus meaning sound.
parsonage (English): The residence of the minister of a parish; The...
Definitions
- The residence of the minister of a parish; The...
Ancestry of “parsonage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parson | An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a... |
| 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 |