Etymology Explorer β€Ί English

Where does β€œunperson” come from?

unperson (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.

unperson (English): A human who has been stripped of rights, identity...

Definitions

  1. A human who has been stripped of rights, identity...

Ancestry of β€œunperson”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekΚ·- β†’