Where does “surfacing” come from?
Surfacing derives from English surface, from French surface (meaning the upper face or exterior), from Old French sur- (over) combined with Latin facies (face), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- (to place or put).
surfacing (English): present participle of surface; Material used to...
Definitions
- present participle of surface; Material used to...
Ancestry of “surfacing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | surface | The overside or up-side of a flat object such as... |
| 2 | Middle French | surface | — |