PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
No. Latin persōna to Etruscan phersu is probable in major references, while the deeper Greek comparison is proposed and contested.
/ˈpɜːrsən/ · noun
An individual human being, historically from Latin persōna, whose older semantic field includes theatrical mask, character, and role.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
Publishes the fuller proposed chain.
Etymology: probably Etruscan phersu from Greek prosōpaPrevents the Greek extension from being treated as uncontested.
Archaeological and textual reassessmentSupports only the Etruscan portion.
Masks: Latin persona probably Etruscan phersuThe graph uses two uncertainty grades rather than flattening the route into fact.