Where does β€œpersons” come from?

persons (English) comes from English person, from Middle English personne, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan πŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–, from Ancient Greek Ο€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½ β€” to see; eye.

persons (English): plural of person; used to refer to them...

Definitions

  1. plural of person; used to refer to them...

Ancestry of β€œpersons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpersonAn individual; usually a human being; The...
2Middle EnglishpersonneAlternative form of persoun
3Middle Englishpersounperson
4Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
5Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
6Latinpersōnamask
7EtruscanπŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
8Ancient GreekΟ€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½face, visage, countenance; front; mask
9Ancient Greekὀψto the eye; in the face; eye
10Proto-HellenicΓ³kΚ·seye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókΚ·seye
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekΚ·-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekΚ·- β†’