The story
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
- Proto-Italic*θakjō
- Proto-Italic*fakjō
- Latinfaciō
- Latinfaciēs
- Late Latinfacia
- Old Frenchface
- Middle Englishface
- Englishface
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*bōks
- Proto-West Germanic*bōk
- Old Englishbōc
- Middle Englishbok
- Englishbook
- Englishnamebookinflu.
- Englishfacebook
- EnglishFacebook
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
- Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
- Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
- Latincentrum
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latincentrālis
- Englishcentral
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
- Proto-Italic*legō
- Latinlegō?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂leg-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂légeti
- Proto-Italic*legō?
- Latinintellegō
- Latinintellegēns
- Latinintellegentia
- Old Frenchintelligence
- Middle Englishintelligence
- Englishintelligence
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Latinagēns
- Medieval Latinagēntia
- Englishagency
- EnglishCentral Intelligence Agencyinit.
- EnglishCIA
- English todayFaCIAbook
Blend of Facebook + CIA, suggesting that the site has an ulterior motive of spying on its users, or is a tool of the US government.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.