Where does “fez” come from?

fez (Portuguese) comes from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.

fez (Portuguese): a piece of faeces

Definitions

  1. a piece of faeces

Ancestry of “fez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaexsediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...
2Proto-Italicfaiks—
3Proto-Italicfraiks—
Every word from Proto-Italic fraiks →Every word from Proto-Italic faiks →Every word from Latin faex →