Where does โpersonsโ 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 persลna, from Etruscan ๐๐๐๐๐, from Ancient Greek ฯฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฮฝ โ to see; eye.
persons (English): plural of person; used to refer to them...
Definitions
- plural of person; used to refer to them...
Ancestry of โpersonsโ, 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 | persลna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | ๐๐๐๐๐ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ฯฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฮฝ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | แฝคฯ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | รณkสทs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hโรณkสทs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hโekสท- | to see; eye |