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Where does “antipersonal” come from?

antipersonal (Spanish) comes from Spanish personal, from Late Latin personalis, from Latin persona, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.

antipersonal (Spanish): antipersonnel

Definitions

  1. antipersonnel

Ancestry of “antipersonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpersonalpersonal; personnel, staff; folks, people, mob,...
2Late Latinpersonalisof a person, personly; personal; of or belonging...
3Latinpersonamask; character; person
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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