Where does “personne” come from?
personne (French) comes from Middle French personne, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs — to see; eye.
personne (French): person; no one, nobody; anyone
Definitions
- person; no one, nobody; anyone
Ancestry of “personne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | personne | — |
| 2 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 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 |