English

greensperson

From green + -s- + person.

Formed from green + -s- + person

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

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Proto-Germanic *grōniz

Proto-West Germanic *grōnī

Old English grēne

Middle English grene

English green

Latin persōna ‘mask; character, role’

Anglo-Norman parsone

Middle English persoun

Today it means

noun A member of a film crew responsible for taking care of plants and other outdoor landscaping materials.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / greensperson