Where does βpersonlikeβ come from?
personlike (English) comes from English person, from Middle English personne, 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.
personlike (English): Resembling a person; personly
Definitions
- Resembling a person; personly
Ancestry of βpersonlikeβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | person | An individual; usually a human being; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | personne | Alternative form of persoun |
| 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 |