pessõa

See also: pessoa, Pessoa, and pessôa

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • persõa

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pessona, from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan *𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (*φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pe.ˈsõ.a/

Noun

pessõa f

  1. person

Descendants
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