Where does “mortise” come from?
Mortise comes from Middle English morteys, from Old French mortaise, from Arabic mūrtāz, ultimately from Arabic rāz.
mortise (English): A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to...
Definitions
- A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to...
Ancestry of “mortise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | morteys | A orifice, hole, or hollow; A mortise |
| 2 | Old French | mortaise | — |
| 3 | Arabic | مورتاز | fastened |
| 4 | Arabic | راز | to cut a recess |