Greek πρόσωπον is conventionally analyzed with ὤψ or ὠπ-, eye or face, beside separately modeled pros-.
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πρόσωπον
face; countenance; mask; character
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAncient Greek · Ancient Greek · eye faceὤψ
eye; face
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Face and eye supply the visible-surface component that develops mask and character senses.
A morphological analysis inside Greek.
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πρόσωπον — Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek LexiconHeadword senses: face, countenance, mask
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the face-to-mask semantic range.
Prosopopeia — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: Greek prosōpon face, mask, character; pros- plus ōps
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the conventional Greek morphological analysis.
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