Where does “macaronic” come from?
macaronic (English) comes from Latin macaronicus, from Italian maccarone, from French macaron, from Italian maccherone, from Byzantine Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
macaronic (English): jumbled, mixed; Written in a hodgepodge mixture...
Definitions
- jumbled, mixed; Written in a hodgepodge mixture...
Ancestry of “macaronic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | macaronicus | — |
| 2 | Italian | maccarone | Alternative form of maccherone; coarse dumpling;... |
| 3 | French | macaron | macaron; buns rolled over the ears and worn... |
| 4 | Italian | maccherone | macaroni |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | μακαρία | food made from barley |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μακάριος | blessed, happy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |