Etymograph

English

faceprint

From face + print.

A compound of face + print

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin faciēs ‘form’

Late Latin facia

Old French face

Middle English face

English face

Latin imprimō ‘to press into, imprint’

Middle English emprinten ‘to impress, imprint’

Middle English *printen

English print

Today it means

noun The impression left by a face pressed against a surface, such as sand, snow, or a pillow.

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

Etymograph / faceprint