Etymology of the English word face
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-Date
The earliest known usage of face in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
blackface,
boldface,
dogface,
dollface,
enface,
faced,
faceless,
facer,
faceup,
interface,
lightface,
outface,
reface,
rockface,
stoneface,
typeface,
wheyface,
whiteface,
doughface,
shitfaced,
facing,
facedownUsage
Word found in Modern English
