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

  1. personal union

Ancestry of “Personalunion”, step by step

Personalunion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Union

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnionunion
2FrenchUnionLegal matters: Legal contract or state in which...
3Old Frenchunionunity, union
4Late Latinuniooneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,...
5Latinūniōa unity, union
6Latin-iō
7Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Personal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPersonalstaff, personnel, employees; Short for...
2Late Latinpersonalisof a person, personly; personal; of or belonging...
3Latinpersonamask; character; person
4Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
5Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
6Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
7Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Chichewa iye
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