Where does โunpersonifyโ 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 persลna, from Etruscan ๐๐๐๐๐, from Ancient Greek ฯฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฮฝ โ 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 โunpersonifyโ, 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 | 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |