Where does “slantface” come from?

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

slantface (English): Any of various orthopterans having heads with a long flat sloping underside

Definitions

  1. Any of various orthopterans having heads with a long flat sloping underside

Ancestry of “slantface”, step by step

slantface 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 slant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslantA slope; an incline, inclination; A sloped...
2Middle Englishslent—
Every word from Late Latin facia →
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