Where does “personificare” come from?
personificare (Italian) comes from Italian persona, 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.
personificare (Italian): to personify; to embody
Definitions
- to personify; to embody
Ancestry of “personificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | persona | person, pl people, persons; someone, somebody,... |
| 2 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |