Where does “matraz” come from?
matraz (Middle French) comes from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
Ancestry of “matraz”, step by step
matraz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French materas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | materas | Alternative form of matras |
| 2 | Italian | materasso | mattress |
| 3 | Arabic | مَطْرَح | carpet, place where something is thrown; place... |
| 4 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |
Words derived from “matraz”