Where does “macarró” come from?
macarró (Catalan) comes from French maquereau, from Middle French macquereau, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
macarró (Catalan): macaroon; pimp
Definitions
- macaroon; pimp
Ancestry of “macarró”, step by step
macarró traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French maquereau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 2 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 3 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 5 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 6 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via French macaron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | macaron | macaron; buns rolled over the ears and worn... |
| 2 | Italian | maccherone | macaroni |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | μακαρία | food made from barley |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μακάριος | blessed, happy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |