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Where does “persanda” come from?

persanda (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish persandae, from Old Irish persan, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.

persanda (Middle Irish): pertaining to a person; personal

Definitions

  1. pertaining to a person; personal

Ancestry of “persanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpersandaepertaining to a person; personal
2Old Irishpersanperson
3Latinpersōna—
4Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
5Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
6Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
7Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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