Where does “maccaroni” come from?
maccaroni (English) comes from Italian maccaroni, from Italian maccherone, from Byzantine Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
maccaroni (English): Alternative form of macaroni
Definitions
- Alternative form of macaroni