Where does “madras” come from?
madras (Danish) comes from Dutch matras, from French matras, from Middle French matraz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
madras (Danish): mattress
Definitions
- mattress
Ancestry of “madras”, step by step
madras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch matras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | matras | A mattress; By extension, a technical bedding or... |
| 2 | French | matras | a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or... |
| 3 | Middle French | matraz | — |
| 4 | Old French | materas | Alternative form of matras |
| 5 | Italian | materasso | mattress |
| 6 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 7 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |