Where does “facesitter” come from?

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

facesitter (English): One who engages in facesitting

Definitions

  1. One who engages in facesitting

Ancestry of “facesitter”, step by step

facesitter 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 sitter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsitterSomeone who sits, e.g. for a portrait; One...
2Middle Englishsitter—
Every word from Late Latin facia →Every word from Old French face →Every word from Middle English face →