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
Ancestry of “matenas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |