Latin etymologists explain that persona comes from per/sonare as the mask through which (per) resounds the voice (of the actor). Its meaning in the latter ...
/pəˈsʌʊnə/ · noun. (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world. synonyms: image. see moresee less. type of: appearance, visual aspect.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPersona is used after these nouns: screen; stage ... Word Originearly 20th cent.: Latin, literally 'mask, character played by an ...