Where does “персона́ж” come from?
персона́ж (Russian) comes from French personnage, from French personne, from Middle French personne, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον — to see; eye.
персона́ж (Russian): character, personage
Definitions
- character, personage
Ancestry of “персона́ж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | personnage | character |
| 2 | French | personne | person; no one, nobody; anyone |
| 3 | Middle French | personne | — |
| 4 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 6 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |