Etymology

moon-face

Today it means: A noticeably round face. Full definition →

English face ← Middle English face ← Old French face
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  4. Proto-Germanic*mēnô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*mānō
  6. Old Englishmōna
  7. Middle Englishmone
  8. Englishmoon
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  12. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  13. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  14. Latinfaciō
  15. Latinfaciēs
  16. Late Latinfacia
  17. Old Frenchface
  18. Middle Englishface
  19. Englishface
  20. English todaymoon-face

From moon + face.

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