Where does “monkeyface” come from?

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

monkeyface (English): The mussel Quadrula metanevra

Definitions

  1. The mussel Quadrula metanevra

Ancestry of “monkeyface”, step by step

monkeyface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English face

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

via English monkey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonkeyAny member of the clade Simiiformes not also of...
2GermanMoneke—
Every word from Late Latin facia →
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