Etymology of the English word mattress
the English word
mattressderived from the Old French word
mattressderived from the Old Italian word
materassoderived from the Arabic word
maṭraḥderived from the Old French word
materasderived from the Old Italian word
materassoderived from the Arabic word
maṭraḥderived from the Medieval Latin word
matraciumDate
The earliest known usage of mattress in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Catalan
matalas, Dutch
matras, English
matress, French
matelas, German
Matratze, Italian
materasso, Italian
materassa, Lithuanian
matracas, Norwegian
madrass, Polish
materac, Portuguese
almadraque, Provençal
almatrac, Russian
мaтpac, Spanish
almadraque, Swedish
madrass, Yiddish
matratsUsage
Word found in Modern English
