Front
/frʌnt/noun
The foremost part or surface of something.
Did you know?The word 'front' is derived from the Latin 'frons', which referred not just to a face but to the 'forehead'—the part of the body that leads the charge in battle!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pro-
“forward, in front”
Latin
Latin
frons
“forehead, front part of the head”
Old French
Old French
front
“forehead, front part of something”
Middle English
Middle English
front
“forepart, foremost position”
Modern English
English
front
“the forward-facing surface or position of something”