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Etymology of the English word lightface

the English word lightface
derived from the English word face
derived from the Old French word face
derived from the Vulgar Latin word facia
derived 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 light
derived from the English word light
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- (bright, white light)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lingkhtaz
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *linkhtijan

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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