Where does “usona” come from?

usona (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Usono, from English -sona, from English persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs — to see; eye.

usona (Esperanto): of or pertaining to the United States of America,...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the United States of America,...

Ancestry of “usona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoUsonoUnited States of America
2English-sonaAdded to a noun denoting a species to form a...
3EnglishpersonaA social role; A character played by an actor;...
4Latinpersōnamask
5Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
6Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
7Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
8Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs