Where does “matras” come from?

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

matras (Old French): mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress

Ancestry of “matras”, step by step

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

Words derived from “matras”

Every word from Arabic طَرَحَ →Every word from Arabic مَطْرَح →