Where does “fez” come from?

fez (Spanish) comes from French fez, from Ottoman Turkish فس, from Ottoman Turkish فاس, from Arabic فَاس — Fez, Morocco; fez.

fez (Spanish): fez hat

Definitions

  1. fez hat

Ancestry of “fez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfezfez
2Ottoman Turkishفسfez, tarboosh
3Ottoman Turkishفاسaxe, hatchet, a tool for felling trees or chopping wood
4ArabicفَاسFez, Morocco; fez
Every word from Arabic فَاس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فاس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فس →