Where does “matraz” come from?

matraz (Spanish) comes from French matras, from Middle French matraz, from Old French materas, from Italian materasso, from Arabic مَطْرَح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

matraz (Spanish): any kind of flask, or glass container used in a chemical laboratory

Definitions

  1. any kind of flask, or glass container used in a chemical laboratory

Ancestry of “matraz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatrasa crossbow's square, with a cylindric or...
2Middle Frenchmatraz
3Old FrenchmaterasAlternative form of matras
4Italianmaterassomattress
5Arabicمَطْرَحcarpet, place where something is thrown; place...
6Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَEvery word from Arabic مَطْرَحEvery word from Italian materasso
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