The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπρῶτον πρόσωπον
- Latin · calque ofprīma persōna
- English todayfirst person
Calque of Latin prīma persōna, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πρῶτον πρόσωπον (prôton prósōpon). Displaced native Old English forma had, literally, "form hade".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.