Where does “faced” come from?
Faced comes from Middle English -ed and Old English -od, derived from Latin facia and facies, ultimately from Latin facio meaning "to make or do," tracing back to Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
faced (English): simple past tense and past participle of face;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of face;...
Ancestry of “faced”, step by step
faced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English shit-faced
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shit-faced | Alternative spelling of shitfaced |