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Where does “zitface” come from?

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

zitface (English): A person with zits on the face

Definitions

  1. A person with zits on the face

Ancestry of “zitface”, 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—
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