Where does “macaroni” come from?
Macaroni comes from Italian maccaroni, from maccheroni, from maccherone, from the verb maccare, from Ancient Greek μακάριος with the suffix -ιος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós.
macaroni (English): A type of pasta in the form of short tubes;...
Definitions
- A type of pasta in the form of short tubes;...
Ancestry of “macaroni”, step by step
macaroni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian maccaroni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maccaroni | — |
| 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 |
via French macaron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | macaron | macaron; buns rolled over the ears and worn... |