Etymology

prosopon

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Today it means: A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρόσωπον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπρόσωπον“face, mask, person”
  2. English todayprosopon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Doublet of partzuf.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρόσωπον all →

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