Where does “matras” come from?

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

matras (French): a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or...

Definitions

  1. a crossbow's square, with a cylindric or...

Ancestry of “matras”, step by step

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

Words derived from “matras”

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