Where does “slipface” come from?

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

slipface (English): The lee face of a sand dune where the surface is...

Definitions

  1. The lee face of a sand dune where the surface is...

Ancestry of “slipface”, step by step

slipface 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 slip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslipA thin, slippery mix of clay and water; Mud,...
2Middle Dutchslippe—
Every word from Late Latin facia →