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Where does “facial” come from?

facial (Portuguese) comes from Latin facialis, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

facial (Portuguese): facial

Definitions

  1. facial

Ancestry of “facial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfacialisfacial
2Latinfaciēs—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “facial”

  • braquifacial
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