Where does “faceworker” come from?

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

faceworker (English): A miner who works at the face

Definitions

  1. A miner who works at the face

Ancestry of “faceworker”, step by step

faceworker 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 worker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkerA person who performs labor for a living,...
2Middle Englishwerkere—
Every word from Late Latin facia →Every word from Old French face →Every word from Middle English face →