πππππ
Etruscan
editEtymology
editPerhaps a loan from Ancient Greek; compare ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ (prΓ³sΕpon, βface, maskβ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editπππππ β’ (Οersu)[1]
- a mask
- a masked individual, often performing in funerary games
- an actor
Descendants
edit- β? Latin: persΕna (see there for further descendants)
References
edit- ^ Bonfante, Giuliano, Bonfante, Larissa (1983) The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Manchester: Manchester University Press, βISBN, page 218