NODE / 0842attestedAncient Greek

πρός

TRANSLITERATION prós

toward; near; at

DATE: Ancient Greek
SENSE: toward near prefix
FAMILY: Indo-European / Hellenic
CANONICAL KEY: node:10:pros:attested:sense:toward-near-prefix

The first component in the conventional πρόσωπον analysis.

ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

THE TRAIL ENDS HERE.

No securely reviewed ancestor extends beyond this node. 1 evidence path stops at this boundary.

INSPECT 1 CITED BOUNDARY CLAIM

GO DEEPERknowledge boundaryboundary

Beyond secure reconstruction · before the reviewed Greek pros- component · greek pros boundary

UNKNOWN

No securely promoted earlier parent is attached to this side branch in the person dossier.

SOUND: No deeper parent is promoted for pros- in this reviewed component branch.
MEANING: The side trail stops at the current evidence limit.
SCHOLAR: SET-U editorial boundary
CONFIDENCE: boundary — The person dossier reviewed the headword analysis, not the full independent history of Greek pros-.

Prosopopeia — American Heritage DictionarysupportsHeadword analysis stops at pros-

Defines the present component-branch evidence limit.

ORIGINAL ↗

OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 847 ↗

DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

DESCENDANTcompound componentestablished

Ancient Greek · Ancient Greek · face mask character

πρόσωπον

face; countenance; mask; character

SOUND: Greek πρόσωπον contains pros- beside ōps or ōp-, eye or face.
MEANING: The relational prefix participates in the face or visible-surface formation.
SCHOLAR: American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Prosopopeia — American Heritage DictionarysupportsEtymology: pros- plus ōps, eye

Publishes the first Greek component.

ORIGINAL ↗

OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 846 ↗

TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES: 6
REVIEWED EDGES: 6
DEEPEST PATH: 6
MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED: 1

person6 connected nodes

HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE

STEP 01compound componentestablished

Ancient Greekπρός→Ancient Greek · Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface; countenance; mask; character

SOUND: Greek πρόσωπον contains pros- beside ōps or ōp-, eye or face.
MEANING: The relational prefix participates in the face or visible-surface formation.

American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 846 ↗

Prosopopeia — American Heritage Dictionary · Etymology: pros- plus ōps, eye ↗

HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE

STEP 02proposed comparisonproposed

Ancient Greekπρόσωπον→Etruscan · Etruscan, 6th century BCEphersumasked figure or ritual character

SOUND: Etruscan phersu has been compared with Greek πρόσωπον, but the exact historical direction and mediation are uncertain.
MEANING: Masked figure, face, mask, and character provide a semantic comparison.

Merriam-Webster Editors · Marta Di Napoli2 CITATIONSEDGE 837 ↗

Person — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: probably Etruscan phersu, from Greek prosōpa ↗Persona: storia e significati · Discussion of phersu, persona, and Greek comparison ↗

HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE

STEP 03competing borrowingproposed

Etruscanphersu→Latin · Latinpersōnaactor’s mask; role; character; person

SOUND: Latin persōna is probably related to or borrowed from Etruscan phersu.
MEANING: An Etruscan masked figure is proposed behind the Latin mask, role, and person word.

Oxford Classical Dictionary Editors · Marta Di Napoli · Merriam-Webster Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 836 ↗

Masks · Masks: Latin persona probably Etruscan phersu ↗Persona: storia e significati · Archaeological and literary review of phersu and persona ↗

HISTORICAL STEP 041 EDGE

STEP 04inheritanceestablished

Latinpersōna→Anglo-French · Anglo-Frenchpersoneperson; character

SOUND: Anglo-French persone continues Latin persōna.
MEANING: Mask, role, character, and person senses travel through Romance.

Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 835 ↗

Person — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Anglo-French from Latin persona ↗Person — American Heritage Dictionary · Etymology: Old French persone from Latin persōna ↗

HISTORICAL STEP 051 EDGE

STEP 05borrowingestablished

Anglo-Frenchpersone→Middle English · Middle Englishpersoneperson; character

SOUND: Middle English persone was borrowed through Anglo-French persone.
MEANING: The person and character noun crosses through French into English.

Merriam-Webster Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 834 ↗

Person — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Middle English from Anglo-French persone ↗

HISTORICAL STEP 061 EDGE

STEP 06continuationestablished

Middle Englishpersone→Present-Day English · 13th century–todaypersonindividual human being

SOUND: Modern person continues Middle English persone with loss of final unstressed e and stabilized spelling.
MEANING: Role and individual reference develop into the modern person noun.

Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 833 ↗

Person — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology and First Known Use ↗Person — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology ↗

“Every” means every descendant in the reviewed SET-U graph. It does not convert missing scholarship or missing ingestion into a claim of historical completeness. The coverage ledger remains the honest denominator.

RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

The reviewed graph does not yet attach a source-reported or directly inspected witness to this canonical form.

EDITORIAL REUSE