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
- Any of various mesembryanthemums of the genus...
Ancestry of “pigface”, step by step
pigface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English face
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | face | The front part of the head of a human or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | face | face; Alternative form of fass |
| 3 | Old French | face | face |
| 4 | Late Latin | facia | — |
via English pig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |