Where does “facedly” come from?

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

facedly (English): With a particular kind of face

Definitions

  1. With a particular kind of face

Ancestry of “facedly”, step by step

facedly 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 ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Late Latin facia