Where does “fez” come from?
Fez comes from Ottoman Turkish فس and Turkish fes, ultimately from a place name referring to the Moroccan city where the hat originated.
fez (English): A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone,...
Definitions
- A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone,...
Ancestry of “fez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فس | fez, tarboosh |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فاس | — |
| 3 | Arabic | فَاس | Fez, Morocco; fez |