Etymograph

English

bifacial

From bi- + facial.

A compound of bi- + facial

Proto-Indo-European *dwi- ‘two’

Proto-Italic *dwi- ‘two, bi-, di-’

English bi-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’

Latin faciēs ‘form, configuration, figure’

Medieval Latin faciālis ‘face-to-face, direct, open’

English facial

Today it means

adj Having two faces or opposing surfaces.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / bifacial