parson

The story

1. Latin · derived frompersona“person”
2. Medieval Latin · derived frompersona“parson, person”
3. Old French · derived frompersone“parson, person”
4. Middle English · inherited frompersoun
5. English todayparson

From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.

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