Where does “unifaced” come from?
unifaced (English) comes from English faced, from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.
unifaced (English): Of a prehistoric stone tool: flaked on one surface only
Definitions
- Of a prehistoric stone tool: flaked on one surface only
Ancestry of “unifaced”, step by step
unifaced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English faced
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | faced | simple past tense and past participle of face;... |
| 2 | English | face | The front part of the head of a human or other... |
| 3 | Middle English | face | face; Alternative form of fass |
| 4 | Old French | face | face |
| 5 | Late Latin | facia | — |
via English uni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | uni | University; Sea urchin eaten as sushi |
| 2 | Japanese | 雲丹 | the food made from the roe of sea urchin,... |