Where does “matraccio” come from?

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

matraccio (Italian): matrass, flask

Definitions

  1. matrass, flask

Ancestry of “matraccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmatraz—
2Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
3Italianmaterassomattress
4Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
5Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →Every word from Italian materasso →