Etymology of the French word face
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 French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
desfacier,
facette,
biface,
esfacier,
double-face,
hémiface,
longiface,
face-à-main,
latiface,
défacerDerivations in other languages
English
faceCognates
Catalan
faç, Italian
faccia, Portuguese
face, Provençal
fatz, Spanish
fazUsage
Word found in Old French
