Etymology

fess

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Today it means: To confess; to admit. Full definition →

Middle English fesse ← Old French fesse ← Latin fascia
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fess · verb1

Clipping of confess.

fess · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromfascia
  2. Old French · derived fromfesse
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfesse
  4. English todayfess

From Middle English fesse, from Old French fesse, an alteration of faisse, from Latin fascia. Cognate with fajita, fascia, and fascism.

Fess · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromFess
  2. English todayFess

From German Fess, a variant of Feese.

Words from the same roots

Latinfascia all →

fasciaAbernethy's fascia

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