Where does “orofacial” come from?
Orofacial derives from English oral and facial, with oral tracing to Latin ōs meaning mouth, from Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os.
orofacial (English): Of or affecting both the mouth and face
Definitions
- Of or affecting both the mouth and face
Ancestry of “orofacial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | facial | Of or affecting the face; on its face; as it... |
| 2 | Latin | facialis | facial |
| 3 | Latin | faciēs | make, form, shape, figure, configuration |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |