Where does “matlasa” come from?

matlasa (Romanian) comes from French matelasser, from French matelas, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

matlasa (Romanian): to quilt

Definitions

  1. to quilt

Ancestry of “matlasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatelasserto pad, cushion
2Frenchmatelasmattress; wad
3Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
4Italianmaterassomattress
5Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
6Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

Words derived from “matlasa

Every word from Arabic طَرَحَEvery word from Arabic مَطْرَحEvery word from Italian materasso
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