Where does “face” come from?
face (Latin) comes from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
face (Latin): ablative singular of fax; second-person singular...
Definitions
- ablative singular of fax; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “face”, step by step
face traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin facio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |