personal

/peɾsoˈnal/ · A2 · adj

personnel, staff

🪪 personal = person + -al: of a person; el personal = the persons on staff

From Latin personalis, built on persona (person). As an adjective it matches English personal. As a noun, el personal means the staff, the same root that gave English personnel. Stress falls on the last syllable: per-so-NAL.

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