The story
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Latincharactēr
- Old Frenchcaractere
- Middle Englishcaracter
- Englishcharacter
- Englishcharacterise
- English todaycharacterisation
From characterise + -ation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.