Etymology

-person

Today it means: Someone who is an expert in an area. Full definition →

English person ← Middle English persoun ← Anglo-Norman persoune
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  1. Latinpersōna
  2. Anglo-Normanpersoune
  3. Middle Englishpersoun
  4. Englishperson
  5. English today-person

person used in compounds.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.