English
facade
Facade comes from French façade, from Italian facciata ‘front’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciēs‘face’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfacia
- Italianc. 1300–presentfaccia‘front’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfacciata‘front’derivation of faccia
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfaçade
- Englishearliest quotation 1865facade
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciēs‘face’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfacia
- Italianc. 1300–presentfaccia‘front’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfacciata‘front’derivation of faccia
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfaçade
- Englishearliest quotation 1865facade
Earliest quotation: 1865, James Fergusson: “In Egypt the façades of their rock-cut tombs were[…]ornamented…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 63 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
effective, difficulty, factor, perfection, affection, manufacture, imperfect, faction, affective, defection, effector, defector, affectation, confectionary, 69 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
perfect, difficult, effect, feature, fact, profit, affect, efficient, infection, facility, sacrifice, affair, feat, faculty, deficit, facilitate, fetish, defect, counterfeit, infect, efficacy, deficient, maleficent, facsimile, hacienda, beautify, confection, difficile, aficionado, refectory, confit, parfait, efficacious, beneficent, 83 more
through Latin faciēs ‘face’
interface, facial, superficial, facet, facies, deface, 3 more
through Late Latin facia
through French façade
Today it means
noun The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / facade