'typeface' originates from English, specifically the combination of 'type' and 'face', where 'type' referred to printed characters and 'face' referred to the surface of the type.

'typeface' evolved from the combination of 'type' and 'face' in English, maintaining its meaning related to printed characters.

Initially, it meant 'the surface of a block of type', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a set of characters of the same design'.