Where does “uniface” come from?

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

uniface (English): A prehistoric stone tool that has been flaked on...

Definitions

  1. A prehistoric stone tool that has been flaked on...

Ancestry of “uniface”, step by step

uniface 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 uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...
Every word from Late Latin facia →Every word from Old French face →Every word from Middle English face →