Where does “Facebook” come from?
Facebook derives from English face, ultimately from the same Germanic root meaning the front of the head or countenance.
Facebook (English): A personal web profile on the social-networking...
Definitions
- A personal web profile on the social-networking...
Ancestry of “Facebook”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Book | — |
| 2 | German | būch | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
Words derived from “Facebook”