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Where does β€œtownsperson” come from?

townsperson (English) comes from English Person, 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, from Ancient Greek ὀψ β€” to see; eye.

townsperson (English): An inhabitant of a town

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of a town

Ancestry of β€œtownsperson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPersonβ€”
2Middle Englishpersounperson
3Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
4Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
5Latinpersōnaβ€”
6EtruscanπŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
7Ancient GreekΟ€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½face, visage, countenance; front; mask
8Ancient Greekὀψto the eye; in the face; eye
9Proto-HellenicΓ³kΚ·sβ€”
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókΚ·seye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekΚ·-to see; eye

Words derived from β€œtownsperson”

  • townspeople
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekΚ·- β†’