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
Ancestry of “matraco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מאַטראַץ | — |
| 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 |