'fresh-faced' originates from English, specifically a compound of the adjective 'fresh' and the noun 'face'. 'Fresh' comes from Old English 'fresc' meaning 'new' or 'recent', and 'face' comes via Old French 'face' from Latin 'facies' meaning 'appearance'.

'fresh' changed from Old English 'fresc' and 'face' entered English from Old French 'face' (from Latin 'facies'); the compound 'fresh-faced' developed in Modern English by combining these elements to describe someone's appearance.

Initially, 'fresh' meant 'new' or 'recent' and 'face' meant 'appearance'; over time the compound came to mean 'having a youthful or healthy-looking appearance'.