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Where does “face control” come from?

face control (English) comes from Russian фейсконтро́ль, from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.

face control (English): The policy, in upscale nightclubs, of restricting...

Definitions

  1. The policy, in upscale nightclubs, of restricting...

Ancestry of “face control”, step by step

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

Words derived from “face control”

  • фейсконтроль
Every word from Late Latin facia →