Etymograph

English

facet

Facet comes from Old French face, from Latin faciēs ‘face, shape’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciēs‘face, shape’
  7. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfacia
  8. Old Frenchc. 842–1400face
  9. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600face
  10. Frenchc. 1600–presentface
  11. French, derivedc. 1600–presentfacette
  12. Englishtodayfacet

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciēs‘face, shape’
  7. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfacia
  8. Old Frenchc. 842–1400face
  9. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600face
  10. Frenchc. 1600–presentface
  11. French, derivedc. 1600–presentfacette
  12. Englishtodayfacet

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 64 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

effective, difficulty, factor, perfection, affection, manufacture, imperfect, faction, affective, defection, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, 70 more

through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’

perfect, difficult, effect, feature, fact, profit, affect, efficient, infection, facility, deficit, affair, feat, sacrifice, faculty, defect, facilitate, efficacy, counterfeit, infect, deficient, fetish, maleficent, facsimile, aficionado, hacienda, beautify, confection, difficile, efficacious, refectory, confit, parfait, beneficent, 84 more

through Latin faciēs ‘face, shape’

facial, superficial, facies, deface, 4 more

through Late Latin facia

facade, façade, 1 more

through Old French face

interface, 1 more

Today it means

noun Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / facet

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