English
facepaint
From face + paint.
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 *peyḱ- ‘to hew’
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Old French peindre ‘to paint’
Old French peint ‘painted’
Old French peintier ‘to paint’
Middle English peynten ‘to decorate or adorn with drawing or painting’
English paint
Today it means
noun Paint used to decorate people's faces.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / facepaint