Where does “persōn” come from?
persōn (Middle High German) 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.
Ancestry of “persōn”, step by step
Words derived from “persōn”
- פּאַרשוין
- Person
- persōn
- מאַנספּאַרשוין
- perzōna
- personell
- Vertrauensperson
- Einpersonenhaushalt
- Mehrpersonenhaushalt
- Dreipersonenhaushalt
- Vierpersonenhaushalt
- Zweipersonenhaushalt
- Antipersonenmine
- Mannsperson
- Personenkraftwagen
- Personenkult
- Personenschützerin
- Personenzug
- Versuchsperson
- Weibsperson
- Drittperson
- Lehrperson
- Privatperson
- Testperson