Where does “mortasa” come from?
mortasa (Italian) comes from Old French mortaise, from Arabic مورتاز, from Arabic راز — to cut a recess.
mortasa (Italian): mortice / mortise; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- mortice / mortise; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “mortasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | mortaise | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مورتاز | fastened |
| 3 | Arabic | راز | to cut a recess |