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Where does “twifaced” come from?

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

twifaced (English): Having two faces; Two-faced; deceitful

Definitions

  1. Having two faces; Two-faced; deceitful

Ancestry of “twifaced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfacedsimple past tense and past participle of face;...
2EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
3Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
4Old Frenchfaceface
5Late Latinfacia—
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