Where does “interface” come from?

Interface derives from English inter- combined with face, ultimately tracing through Latin inter (between), Latin volvere and volvo (to turn), Latin facio (to make), and Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- (to put or place).

interface (English): The point of interconnection or contact between...

Definitions

  1. The point of interconnection or contact between...

Ancestry of “interface”, 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—

Words derived from “interface”

Every word from Late Latin facia →Every word from Old French face →Every word from Middle English face →