Where does “face” come from?

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

face (Middle English): face; Alternative form of fass

Definitions

  1. face; Alternative form of fass

Ancestry of “face”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaceface
2Late Latinfacia—

Words derived from “face”

Every word from Late Latin facia →