Etymology of person: > French personne, and its source Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔�

Etymology of person: > French personne, and its source Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”). In this sense, displaced native man, which came to mean primarily "adult male" in Middle English; see Old English mann. Doublet of parson and persona. Person == mask == ego. Ego, personality are the things we wear. Spiritual enlightenment in a certain way for certain paths is the "realizing/awakening" of a beingness that is separate from the ego/mask/persona. In that state one has the ability to detatch from any particular mask and become more fluid in their performance in the cosmic stage.