Where does “persoonattomuus” come from?
persoonattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish persoonaton, 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 — to see; eye.
persoonattomuus (Finnish): impersonalness not having person
Definitions
- impersonalness not having person
Ancestry of “persoonattomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | persoonaton | impersonal |
| 2 | Finnish | persoona | person, grammatical person; personality; person |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | person | a person |
| 4 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |