English

hardface

From hard + face.

A compound of hard + face

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Old English heard ‘hard’

Middle English hard

English hard

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

verb To apply a harder or tougher material to (a base metal) by welding.

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

Etymograph / hardface