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Where does “pigface” come from?

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

pigface (English): Any of various mesembryanthemums of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of various mesembryanthemums of the genus...

Ancestry of “pigface”, 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—
Every word from Late Latin facia →