Where does “pes” come from?

pes (Torres Strait Creole) comes from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.

pes (Torres Strait Creole): face; a ripe coconut

Definitions

  1. face; a ripe coconut

Ancestry of “pes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia
Every word from Late Latin facia
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