Etymology

conperson

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Today it means: A conman or conwoman. Full definition →

English person ← Middle English persoun ← Anglo-Norman persoune
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conperson · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥néh₃ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*kunnaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kunnan
  5. Old Englishcunnan
  6. Middle Englishconnen
  7. Englishcon
  8. Latinpersōna
  9. Anglo-Normanpersoune
  10. Middle Englishpersoun
  11. Englishperson
  12. English todayconperson

From con + -person.

conperson · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*strew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
  10. Proto-Italic*strowō
  11. Latinstruō
  12. Latincōnstruō
  13. Latincōnstrūctus
  14. Englishconstruct
  15. Englishconstructed
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  17. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  18. Latindingua
  19. Latinlingua
  20. Vulgar Latin*linguāticum
  21. Old Frenchlanguage
  22. Middle Englishlangage
  23. Englishlanguage
  24. Englishconlangbf.
  25. Englishcon-
  26. Latinpersōna
  27. Anglo-Normanpersoune
  28. Middle Englishpersoun
  29. Englishperson
  30. English todayconperson

From con- (“constructed”) + person.

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