Where does “stuntperson” come from?
stuntperson (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek ὤψ — to see; eye.
stuntperson (English): A stuntman or stuntwoman; a person who performs...
Definitions
- A stuntman or stuntwoman; a person who performs...
Ancestry of “stuntperson”, step by step
stuntperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Person
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 2 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 3 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 5 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English stunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stunt | A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the... |
| 2 | Middle English | stunt | Alternative form of stound: various spans of... |
| 3 | Middle English | stound | A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"... |
| 4 | Old English | stund | time, while; a period of time, an hour;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |