English

facehoof

From face + hoof, by analogy with facepalm.

A compound of face + hoof

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin faciēs ‘form’

Late Latin facia

Old French face

Middle English face

English face

Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós

Proto-Germanic *hōfaz

Proto-West Germanic *hōf

Old English hōf ‘a hoof’

Middle English hof

English hoof

Today it means

noun A facepalm.

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

Etymograph / facehoof