perfil
/peɾˈfil/ · B1 · noun · m
profile
👤 perfil = per + fil (thread): an outline traced along a thread
Comes via Old Occitan/Catalan perfil, from per (along) + fil (thread, Latin filum). It meant a line traced along an edge, so a side outline. The English cousin profile has the same root. Stress the end: per-FEEL.