Where does “matenas” come from?

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

matenas (Norman): mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress

Ancestry of “matenas”, step by step

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