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scholarly referenceocd-masks
Masks
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- The Oxford Classical Dictionary Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Oxford University Press
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- scholarly reference
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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CONTRARIAN TRUTH CLAIMS
RANKED REVEALS THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
RANK 117GRADE Acontext
A person was a mask and role before the modern individual.
Latin persōna carries mask, role, and character senses; a probable Etruscan phersu connection and proposed Greek route remain visibly uncertain.
*h₃ekʷ-
*h₃ekʷ- → ὤψ → πρόσωπον → phersu → persōna → persone → persone → person
Masks: probable Etruscan phersu connectionSupplies the uncertain deeper route.
person dossier ↗truth record ↗86UNVEILING
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SCHOLARLY DISAGREEMENT
DISPUTE POSITIONS THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
opensupportsprobable
Does persōna securely mean a mask through which sound passes?
No secure reviewed etymology derives it as Latin per plus sonāre. The historical sources instead report a probable Etruscan connection and treat the origin as difficult.
Masks: Latin persona probably from Etruscan phersuSupplies the main classical candidate instead of a secure per-sonare derivation.
opencontextproposed
Is persona to phersu to prosōpon one certain chain?
No. Latin persōna to Etruscan phersu is probable in major references, while the deeper Greek comparison is proposed and contested.
Masks: Latin persona probably Etruscan phersuSupports only the Etruscan portion.
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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP CLAIMS
EDGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
EDGE 836supportsproposed
persōna → phersu
Latin → Etruscan · competing borrowing
- 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.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Oxford Classical Dictionary Editors · Marta Di Napoli · Merriam-Webster Editors
Masks: Latin persona probably Etruscan phersuConnects the Latin word with the Etruscan masked figure while retaining probability.
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LEXICAL ATTESTATIONS
WITNESSES REPORTED BY THIS SOURCE
No lexical witness currently cites this source.
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COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE
COGNATES, DESCENDANTS, AND RELATIVES
No comparative-relative record currently cites this source.
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GEOGRAPHIC AND TEMPORAL CLAIMS
JOURNEY STAGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
stage 1supports
Etruria and the eastern Mediterranean
Documents the Etruscan masked-figure comparison.
Masks: Etruscan phersu candidate · uncertain070
NON-GENEALOGICAL CONNECTIONS
HISTORICAL CONTEXT, KEPT SEPARATE
No non-genealogical context link currently cites this source.
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WORD-FAMILY REUSE
DOSSIERS THAT DEPEND ON THIS SOURCE
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