Etymograph

English

facewipe

From face + wipe.

A compound of face + wipe

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 *weyp- ‘to twist, wind around’

Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn ‘to wipe’

Old English wīpian ‘to wipe, rub, cleanse’

Middle English wipen ‘to wipe dirt or other substances away from a…’

English wipe

Today it means

noun A moist towelette for cleaning the face.

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

Etymograph / facewipe