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

  1. Alternative form of macaroni

Ancestry of “maccaroni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaccaroni
2Italianmaccheronemacaroni
3Byzantine Greekμακαρίαfood made from barley
4Ancient GreekΜακάριοςblessed, happy
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós
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