Where does “personifier” come from?
personifier (English) comes from English personify, 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 — to see; eye.
personifier (English): A person who personifies
Definitions
- A person who personifies
Ancestry of “personifier”, step by step
personifier 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 | persōna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |