Where does “facey” come from?

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

facey (English): cheeky; impudent

Definitions

  1. cheeky; impudent

Ancestry of “facey”, step by step

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