Etymograph

English

facewise

From face + -wise.

Formed from face + -wise

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin faciēs ‘form’

Late Latin facia

Old French face

Middle English face

English face

Today it means

adv By means of or in terms of the face.

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

Etymograph / facewise