Where does “mattress” come from?
Mattress comes from Middle English materas, from Arabic mațraḥ, a place where something is thrown, derived from the Arabic verb țaraḥa, meaning to throw.
mattress (English): A pad on which a person can recline and sleep,...
Definitions
- A pad on which a person can recline and sleep,...
Ancestry of “mattress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | materas | A mattress; a pad or cushioning for sleeping... |
| 2 | Old French | matras | mattress |
| 3 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 4 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |
Words derived from “mattress”