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
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 55 (facsimile):

     ſeñor […] guardame mia peſſõa

     Lady, save my person

Descendants

• Galician: persoa
• Portuguese: pessoa