Where does “mortaise” come from?
mortaise (Old French) comes from Arabic مورتاز, from Arabic راز — to cut a recess.
Ancestry of “mortaise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مورتاز | fastened |
| 2 | Arabic | راز | to cut a recess |
Words derived from “mortaise”