Where does “frontispice” come from?

frontispice (English) comes from English frontispiece, from Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio — frontispiece, title page.

frontispice (English): Archaic form of frontispiece

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of frontispiece

Ancestry of “frontispice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrontispieceAn illustration that is on the page before the...
2Middle Frenchfrontispice—
3Italianfrontespiziofrontispiece, title page
Every word from Italian frontespizio →Every word from Middle French frontispice →Every word from English frontispiece →