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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

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 →