Where does “buscapersonas” come from?

buscapersonas (Spanish) comes from Spanish persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

buscapersonas (Spanish): pager

Definitions

  1. pager

Ancestry of “buscapersonas”, step by step

buscapersonas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish persona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpersonaperson
2Latinpersōnamask
3Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
4Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Spanish buscar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbuscarto seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...
2Old Spanishbuscarto look for
3Vulgar Latin*buscum
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs