myEtymology.com: French etymology of surface

Etymology of the French word surface

the French word surface

derived from the Classical Latin word superficies (top, surface, upper layer)

using the Medieval Latin prefix super-

derived from the Classical Latin word super (above)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper

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 Old French word sur

Derivations in French

surfacer, surfacique, hélisurface, antisurface, grande

Derivations in other languages

English surface

Cognates

English surface