Where does “facereader” come from?

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

facereader (English): A device (or software) that can analyse facial expressions

Definitions

  1. A device (or software) that can analyse facial expressions

Ancestry of “facereader”, step by step

facereader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English face

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

via English reader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreaderA person who reads; A person who reads a...
2Middle Englishreder—
3Old Englishrēdere—
4Proto-West Germanicrādāri—
Every word from Late Latin facia →