Facial
/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/noun
Relating to the face or a treatment for the face.
Did you know?Facial comes from Latin facies, meaning “face” or “appearance,” the same root behind words tied to looks, shape, and outward form—because in ancient thought, the face was your visible essence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheh₁-
“to put, place, set”
Latin
Latin
facies
“face, form, appearance”
Late Latin
Latin
facialis
“of the face”
Old French
Old French
facial
“of or pertaining to the face”
Middle English
English
facial
“relating to the face”