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Where does “facial” come from?

Facial comes from French facial, derived from Latin facialis, an adjective meaning "of the face."

facial (English): Of or affecting the face; on its face; as it...

Definitions

  1. Of or affecting the face; on its face; as it...

Ancestry of “facial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfacialisfacial
2Latinfaciēs—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “facial”

  • craniofacial
  • facially
  • maxillofacial
  • orofacial
  • bifacial
  • hemifacial
  • midfacial
  • velocardiofacial
  • unifacial
  • cervicofacial
  • bifacially
  • dentofacial
  • faciality
  • trifacial
  • acousticofacial
  • zygomaticofacial
  • mandibulofacial
  • nonfacial
  • subfacial
  • nasofacial
  • facialist
  • cofacial
  • unifacially
  • multifacial
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