Where does “Personal” come from?
Personal (Luxembourgish) comes from German Personal, from Late Latin personalis, from Latin persona, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.
Personal (Luxembourgish): personnel, staff
Ancestry of “Personal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Personal | staff, personnel, employees; Short for... |
| 2 | Late Latin | personalis | of a person, personly; personal; of or belonging... |
| 3 | Latin | persona | mask; character; person |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |