Английский Этимологический словарь - face (n.)

- 13c., from O.Fr. face, from V.L. *facia, from L. facies "appearance, form, figure," and secondarily "face," related to facere "make," from PIE base *fac- "appear." Replaced O.E. andwlita. To face (v.) "confront" is first recorded 1465. To lose face (or save face) is said to be from Chinese; to face the music is theatrical. Face-lift (n.) first recorded 1934, from face-lifting (1922).