Where does “persona” come from?

persona (Italian) comes from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

persona (Italian): person, pl people, persons; someone, somebody,...

Definitions

  1. person, pl people, persons; someone, somebody,...

Ancestry of “persona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpersōnamask
2Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
3Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “persona”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →