Etruscan phersu has been compared with Greek πρόσωπον, but the exact historical direction and mediation are uncertain.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
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phersu
masked figure or ritual character
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAncient Greek · Ancient Greek · face mask characterπρόσωπον
face; countenance; mask; character
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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Masked figure, face, mask, and character provide a semantic comparison.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster Editors · Marta Di Napoli
proposed — The graph preserves the published comparison without upgrading it to consensus ancestry.
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CITATION REGISTER
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Person — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: probably Etruscan phersu, from Greek prosōpa
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the proposed deeper comparison.
Persona: storia e significatiDiscussion of phersu, persona, and Greek comparison
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Prevents the deeper route from being presented as uncontested ancestry.
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