Where does “Personalunion” come from?
Personalunion (German) comes from German Union, from French Union, from Old French union, from Late Latin unio, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Personalunion (German): personal union
Definitions
- personal union
Ancestry of “Personalunion”, step by step
Personalunion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Union
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Union | union |
| 2 | French | Union | Legal matters: Legal contract or state in which... |
| 3 | Old French | union | unity, union |
| 4 | Late Latin | unio | oneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Personal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Personal | staff, personnel, employees; Short for... |
| 2 | Late Latin | personalis | of a person, personly; personal; of or belonging... |
| 3 | Latin | persona | mask; character; person |
| 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 |