Etymology of the French word facette
the Old French word
facette (face)
derived 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-using the French suffix
-ettederived from the Latin word
gubiaderived from the Late Latin word
gulbiaDate
The earliest known usage of facette in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
facetterDerivations in other languages
English
facet, Romanian
faţetă, Spanish
facetaCognates
Dutch
facet, English
facet, German
Facette, Norwegian
fasett, Swedish
fasettUsage
Word found in Old French
