English

facewash

From face + wash.

A compound of face + wash

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 *wed- ‘wet’

Proto-Germanic *waskaną ‘to wash’

Proto-West Germanic *waskan ‘to wash’

Old English wascan ‘to wash’

Middle English wasshen ‘to wash’

English wash

Today it means

noun A lotion or soap to be applied to the face.

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

Etymograph / facewash