Where does βpersonifiableβ come from?
personifiable (English) comes from English personify, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persΕna, from Etruscan πππππ, from Ancient Greek ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ β to see; eye.
personifiable (English): Able to be personified
Definitions
- Able to be personified
Ancestry of βpersonifiableβ, step by step
personifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English personify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | personify | To be an example of; to have all the attributes... |
| 2 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 3 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 4 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 6 | Latin | persΕna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | to see; eye |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | β |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | β |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lΓ³s | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |