๐Œ˜๐Œ„๐Œ“๐Œ”๐Œ–

Etruscan

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Etymology

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Perhaps a loan from Ancient Greek; compare ฯ€ฯฯŒฯƒฯ‰ฯ€ฮฟฮฝ (prรณsลpon, โ€œface, maskโ€).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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๐Œ˜๐Œ„๐Œ“๐Œ”๐Œ– โ€ข (ฯ†ersu)[1]

  1. a mask
  2. a masked individual, often performing in funerary games
  3. an actor

Descendants

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  • โ†’? Latin: persลna (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Bonfante, Giuliano, Bonfante, Larissa (1983) The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Manchester: Manchester University Press, โ†’ISBN, page 218