Etymology

characterhood

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Today it means: The state of being a character. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English character
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  2. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  3. Latincharactēr
  4. Old Frenchcaractere
  5. Middle Englishcaracter
  6. Englishcharacter
  7. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  8. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  9. English todaycharacterhood

From character + -hood.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.