pessõa
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan *𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (*φersu, “mask”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pessõa f
- person
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 55 (facsimile):
- ſeñor […] guardame mia peſſõa
- Lady, save my person
- ſeñor […] guardame mia peſſõa