πππππ
Appearance
Etruscan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps a loan from Ancient Greek; compare ΟΟΟΟΟΟΞΏΞ½ (prΓ³sΕpon, βface, maskβ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]πππππ 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