Where does “face” come from?

face (Chinese) comes from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.

face (Chinese): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “face”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia
Every word from Late Latin faciaEvery word from Old French faceEvery word from Middle English face
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