Etymology of the English word waterfront
the English word
waterfrontderived from the English word
frontderived from the Old French word
frontderived from the Latin word
frons (frontis, forehead, brow; foliage, leaves, leafy branch; forehead, brow; face)
derived from the Latin word
frontusderived from the English word
waterderived from the Proto-Germanic root
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Word found in Modern English