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Where does “bakkepersonale” come from?

bakkepersonale (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk personale, from German Personale, from Latin persōnālis, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs — to see; eye.

bakkepersonale (Norwegian Nynorsk): ground staff

Definitions

  1. ground staff

Ancestry of “bakkepersonale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpersonalepersonnel, staff
2GermanPersonaleplural of Personal
3Latinpersōnālis—
4Latinpersōna—
5Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
6Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
7Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
8Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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