Etymology of the English word facade
the English word
facadederived from the French word
facadederived from the Italian word
facciataderived from the Italian word
facciaderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of facade in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
facade, French
facade, German
Fassade, Norwegian
fasade, Swedish
fasadUsage
Word found in Modern English
