Etymology

facially

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Today it means: Using or involving the face. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English facial
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Medieval Latinfaciālis
  11. Englishfacial
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todayfacially

From facial + -ly.

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