Etymology of the English word dogface
the English word
dogfacederived from the English word
facederived from the Old French word
facederived from the Vulgar Latin word
faciaderived from the Latin word
facies (face; shape, face, look)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the English word
dogUsage
Word found in Modern English