Where does “baldfaced” come from?

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

baldfaced (English): Having white markings on the face; Shameless and...

Definitions

  1. Having white markings on the face; Shameless and...

Ancestry of “baldfaced”, step by step

baldfaced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English faced

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfacedsimple past tense and past participle of face;...
2EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
3Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
4Old Frenchfaceface
5Late Latinfacia—

via English bald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaldHaving no hair, fur or feathers; Denuded of any...
2Middle Englishballedbald
Every word from Late Latin facia →
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