Where does “materas” come from?

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

materas (Middle English): A mattress; a pad or cushioning for sleeping...

Definitions

  1. A mattress; a pad or cushioning for sleeping...

Ancestry of “materas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmatrasmattress
2Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
3Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

Words derived from “materas”

Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →Every word from Old French matras →