Where does “macaque” come from?
Macaque comes from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, ultimately from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو referring to Mogadishu, the source region where these primates were encountered.
macaque (English): Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the...
Definitions
- Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the...
Ancestry of “macaque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | macaque | macaque; monkey; clown |
| 2 | Portuguese | macaco | monkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro |
| 3 | English | Madagascar | A resident of Madagascar |
| 4 | Middle French | Madagascar | — |
| 5 | English | Mogadishu | The government of Somalia |
| 6 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 7 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |