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Etymology of the English word frontispiece

the English word frontispiece

derived from the English word frontispice

derived from the French word frontispice

derived from the Latin word frontispicium

derived from the Latin word frons (frontis, forehead, brow; foliage, leaves, leafy branch; forehead, brow; face)

derived from the Latin word specere (to look at; look at, see)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *spek-

The earliest known usage of frontispiece in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English