English
facadectomy
From facade + -ectomy.
Formed from facade + -ectomy
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
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Late Latin facia
Italian faccia ‘front’
Italian facciata ‘front’
French façade
English facade
Today it means
noun The retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the original building is demolished.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / facadectomy