Etymology

facade

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Today it means: The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation. Full definition →

French façade ← Italian facciata ← Latin faciēs
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfaciēs“face”
  2. Italian · derived fromfacciata
  3. French · borrowed fromfaçade
  4. English todayfacade

Borrowed from French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”); compare face.

Words from the same roots

Latinfaciēs all →

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