Where does βparsonlyβ come from?
parsonly (English) comes from English parson, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persΕna, from Etruscan πππππ, from Ancient Greek ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½, from Ancient Greek α½€Ο β to see; eye.
parsonly (English): Of parsons; befitting a parson
Definitions
- Of parsons; befitting a parson
Ancestry of βparsonlyβ, step by step
parsonly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parson
| 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 | persΕna | mask |
| 6 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | to see; eye |