Where does “mediapersoona” come from?
mediapersoona (Finnish) comes from Finnish persoona, from Norwegian Bokmål person, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.
mediapersoona (Finnish): media personality celebrity with a strong media presence
Definitions
- media personality celebrity with a strong media presence
Ancestry of “mediapersoona”, step by step
mediapersoona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish persoona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | persoona | person, grammatical person; personality; person |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | person | a person |
| 3 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Finnish media
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | media | media |
| 2 | English | Media | The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue |
| 3 | Latin | Mēdia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μηδία | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |