prosopography

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόσωπον“face, person”
2. Latin · derived fromprosōpographia“description of a person’s appearance; description of an individual’s life”
3. English todayprosopography

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -graphy; from the Latin prosōpographia (“description of a person’s appearance; description of an individual’s life”), from the Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, person”) + -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā, “writing, drawing”). See also prosopon.

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