English

facehole

From face + hole.

A compound of face + hole

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

…

Latin faciēs ‘form’

Late Latin facia

Old French face

Middle English face

English face

Proto-Germanic *hulaz ‘hollow’

Proto-Germanic *hulą ‘hollow space’

Proto-West Germanic *hol ‘hollow space, cavity’

Old English hol ‘hole, hollow place’

Middle English hole

English hole

Today it means

noun The mouth.

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

Etymograph / facehole