Etymology of the English word prosopopoeia
the English word prosopopoeia
derived from the Latin word prosopopoeia (personification; dramatization)
derived from the Greek word prosopopoiia, προσωποποιΐα
derived from the Greek word prosopopoieo
derived from the Greek word prosopon, πρόσωπον (the front (as being towards view); the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person)
derived from the Late Greek word poieo, ποιέω (to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct))