Where does “matrass” come from?

matrass (English) comes from French matras, from Middle French matraz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

matrass (English): A bolt for a crossbow; A bolthead flask

Definitions

  1. A bolt for a crossbow; A bolthead flask

Ancestry of “matrass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatrasa crossbow's square, with a cylindric or...
2Middle Frenchmatraz—
3Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
4Italianmaterassomattress
5Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
6Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

Words derived from “matrass”

Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →Every word from Italian materasso →
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