Where does “matraco” come from?
matraco (Esperanto) comes from Yiddish מאַטראַץ, from German Matratze, from Middle High German materaz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
matraco (Esperanto): mattress
Definitions
- mattress
Ancestry of “matraco”, step by step
matraco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מאַטראַץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מאַטראַץ | mattress |
| 2 | German | Matratze | mattress; a promiscuous woman; whore; slut |
| 3 | Middle High German | materaz | — |
| 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 |
via Russian матрац
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | матрац | mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep) |