Where does βunpersonifyβ come from?
unpersonify (English) comes from English personify, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persΕna, from Etruscan πππππ, from Ancient Greek ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ β to see; eye.
unpersonify (English): To undo the personification of; to remove the personhood of
Definitions
- To undo the personification of; to remove the personhood of
Ancestry of βunpersonifyβ, step by step
unpersonify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English personify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | personify | To be an example of; to have all the attributes... |
| 2 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 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 | persΕna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | πππππ | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | α½€Ο | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | Γ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ³kΚ·s | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | hβekΚ·- | to see; eye |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |