Anglo-French persone continues Latin persōna.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0835inheritanceestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
persone
person; character
OPEN NODE 833 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin · mask role personpersōna
actor’s mask; role; character; person
OPEN NODE 834 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
Mask, role, character, and person senses travel through Romance.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
02
CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Person — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Anglo-French from Latin persona
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Latin source.
Person — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: Old French persone from Latin persōna
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently supplies the Romance-to-Latin route.
03
EDITORIAL REUSE