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Where does “persono” come from?

persono (Esperanto) comes from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

persono (Esperanto): person

Definitions

  1. person

Ancestry of “persono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpersōna—
2Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
3Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “persono”

  • ĉefpersono
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →