Where does “personel” come from?
personel (Indonesian) comes from Afrikaans personeel, from French personnel, from Old French personel, from Latin persōnālis, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ — to see; eye.
personel (Indonesian): personnel
Definitions
- personnel
Ancestry of “personel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | personeel | staff |
| 2 | French | personnel | personal; staff, members of staff, personnel |
| 3 | Old French | personel | personal |
| 4 | Latin | persōnālis | personal; of or belonging to a person |
| 5 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |