Etymology

personality

per·son·al·i·ty
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Today it means: Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another. Full definition →

Middle English personalite ← Middle French [Term?] ← Latin persōnālitās
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  1. Latin · derived frompersōnālitās
  2. Middle French · derived from[Term?]
  3. Middle English · inherited frompersonalite
  4. English todaypersonality

From Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity.

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