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Where does “unface” come from?

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

unface (English): To remove the face or cover from; to unmask or...

Definitions

  1. To remove the face or cover from; to unmask or...

Ancestry of “unface”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia—
Every word from Late Latin facia →