prosoponology
English
noun
Definitions
- The collection and classification of masks.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (face, mask, more generally, countenance, mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, a social role, person, character, appearance).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πρόσωπον
Gloss
face, mask, more generally, countenance, mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, a social role, person, character, appearance
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
顔
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- diprosopus English
- prosopagnosia English
- prosopalgia English
- prosopometamorphopsia English
- prosopopesis English
- persōna Latin
- prosōpographia Latin
- προσωπεῖον Ancient Greek
- πρός Ancient Greek
- πρόσωπον Ancient Greek
- ἱερακοπρόσωπος Ancient Greek
- ἱπποπρόσωπος Ancient Greek
- ὤψ Ancient Greek
- *prétih₃kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- πρόσωπο Greek (modern)
- פרצוף Hebrew (modern)
- פרצופא Aramaic
- ܦܪܨܘܦܐ Classical Syriac
- *𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 Etruscan
- 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 Etruscan