English

faceshield

From face + shield.

Formed from face + shield

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 *(s)kelH- ‘cut, split’

Proto-Germanic *skelduz

Proto-West Germanic *skeldu

Old English scield

Middle English scheld ‘a shield’

Today it means

noun A protective shield over the face.

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

Etymograph / faceshield