English
ferace
Ferace comes from Ottoman Turkish فراجه ‘a kind of robe, floating and with long…’, and goes back to Byzantine Greek φορεσιά.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453φορεσιά
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928فراجهferace‘a kind of robe, floating and with long sleeves, ferace’
- Englishtodayferace
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453φορεσιά
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928فراجهferace‘a kind of robe, floating and with long sleeves, ferace’
- Englishtodayferace
Every English word from Byzantine Greek φορεσιά
Today it means
noun A long coat, part of the traditional dress of Muslim women.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek φορεσιά / ferace