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
Ancestry of “madras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |