Etymology

interfacial

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to an interface. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English interface ← Middle English face
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  10. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  11. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  12. Latinfaciō
  13. Latinfaciēs
  14. Late Latinfacia
  15. Old Frenchface
  16. Middle Englishface
  17. Englishface
  18. Englishinterface
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. English todayinterfacial

From interface + -ial.

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