Where does “enface” come from?

enface (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enface (English): To write or print on the face of; For a section...

Definitions

To write or print on the face of; For a section...

Ancestry of “enface”, step by step

enface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	en	Abbreviation of English; The name of the...
2	French	en	in; to; by
3	Middle French	en	on; on to
4	Old French	en	in; inside; on; upon; in
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via English face

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	face	The front part of the head of a human or other...
2	Middle English	face	face; Alternative form of fass
3	Old French	face	face
4	Late Latin	facia	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →