Where does “face” come from?

face (Italian) comes from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

face (Italian): third-person singular indicative present of fare

Definitions

  1. third-person singular indicative present of fare

Ancestry of “face”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →