Where does “personlighet” come from?
personlighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål personlig, from Norwegian Bokmål person, 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.
personlighet (Norwegian Bokmål): personality; a personality
Definitions
- personality; a personality
Ancestry of “personlighet”, step by step
personlighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål personlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | personlig | personal |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | person | a person |
| 3 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 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 | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |