Where does “interface” come from?

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

interface (Portuguese): interface point of interconnection between entities

Definitions

  1. interface point of interconnection between entities

Ancestry of “interface”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterfaceThe point of interconnection or contact between...
2EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
3Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
4Old Frenchfaceface
5Late Latinfacia—
Every word from Late Latin facia →