English

prickface

From prick + face.

A compound of prick + face

Proto-Germanic *prikô

Proto-West Germanic *prikō

Old English prica ‘prick, (small) hole, perforation’

Middle English prik

English prick

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

noun A term of abuse.

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

Etymograph / prickface