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Where does “bifacially” come from?

bifacially (English) comes from English bifacial, from English facial, from Latin facialis, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.

bifacially (English): With, or so as to have, two faces

Definitions

  1. With, or so as to have, two faces

Ancestry of “bifacially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbifacialHaving two faces or opposing surfaces; Having two...
2EnglishfacialOf or affecting the face; on its face; as it...
3Latinfacialisfacial
4Latinfaciēs—
5Latinfaciō—
6Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
7Latin-tōrius—
8Latin-tor-er
9Proto-Italic-tōr—
10Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
11Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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