Where does “macaronicism” come from?
macaronicism (English) comes from English macaronic, from Latin macaronicus, from Italian maccarone, from French macaron, from Italian maccherone, from Byzantine Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
macaronicism (English): The use of macaronic language; The mixing of two or more languages in a single work
Definitions
- The use of macaronic language; The mixing of two or more languages in a single work
Ancestry of “macaronicism”, step by step
macaronicism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English macaronic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macaronic | jumbled, mixed; Written in a hodgepodge mixture... |
| 2 | Latin | macaronicus | — |
| 3 | Italian | maccarone | Alternative form of maccherone; coarse dumpling;... |
| 4 | French | macaron | macaron; buns rolled over the ears and worn... |
| 5 | Italian | maccherone | macaroni |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | μακαρία | food made from barley |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μακάριος | blessed, happy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |