Where does “interpersonal” come from?
interpersonal (Indonesian) comes from English interpersonal, from English personal, from Middle English personal, from Old French personel, from Latin persōnālis, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον — to see; eye.
Ancestry of “interpersonal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interpersonal | Between two or more people |
| 2 | English | personal | Pertaining to human beings as distinct from... |
| 3 | Middle English | personal | — |
| 4 | Old French | personel | personal |
| 5 | Latin | persōnālis | personal; of or belonging to a person |
| 6 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |