Etymology

facer

fac·er
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Today it means: A blow in the face, as in boxing. Full definition →

English face ← Middle English face ← Old French face
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facer · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  5. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  6. Latinfaciō
  7. Latinfaciēs
  8. Late Latinfacia
  9. Old Frenchface
  10. Middle Englishface
  11. Englishface
  12. English todayfacer

From face (noun) + -er (relational suffix).

facer · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  5. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  6. Latinfaciō
  7. Latinfaciēs
  8. Late Latinfacia
  9. Old Frenchface
  10. Middle Englishface
  11. Englishface
  12. English todayfacer

From face (verb) + -er (agentive nominal suffix).

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