Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “hemifacial” come from?

hemifacial (English) comes from English facial, from Latin facialis, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

hemifacial (English): Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face

Ancestry of “hemifacial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfacialOf or affecting the face; on its face; as it...
2Latinfacialisfacial
3Latinfaciēs—
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →