Where does “faceup” come from?
faceup (English) comes from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.
faceup (English): Alternative spelling of face-up
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of face-up
Ancestry of “faceup”, step by step
faceup 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 up
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | up | Away from the surface of the Earth or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | up | to a vertical axis |
| 3 | Old English | upp | up; upstairs |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *upp | — |