Where does “matelasser” come from?

matelasser (French) comes from French matelas, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

matelasser (French): to pad, cushion

Definitions

  1. to pad, cushion

Ancestry of “matelasser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatelasmattress; wad
2Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
3Italianmaterassomattress
4Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
5Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

Words derived from “matelasser”

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