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Where does “materasso” come from?

materasso (Italian) comes from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

materasso (Italian): mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress

Ancestry of “materasso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
2Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

Words derived from “materasso”

  • materassabile
  • materassaio
  • materassificio
  • matelas
  • matelasser
  • Matratze
  • Dorfmatratze
  • matraco
  • matras
  • materac
  • madrac
  • madras
  • materas
  • matenas
  • matrasse
  • matratse
  • matras
  • materaz
  • matla
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