Where does “macon” come from?
macon (English) comes from French Mâcon, from English mascon, from English concentration, from English concentrate, from French concentrer, from French con-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
macon (English): A form of cured mutton resembling bacon
Definitions
- A form of cured mutton resembling bacon
Ancestry of “macon”, step by step
macon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French Mâcon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Mâcon | bricklayer, mason, builder |
| 2 | English | mascon | A region within a solid astronomical body that is... |
| 3 | English | concentration | The act, process or ability of concentrating; the... |
| 4 | English | concentrate | To bring to, or direct toward, a common center;... |
| 5 | French | concentrer | to concentrate |
| 6 | French | con- | con |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English mutton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mutton | The flesh of sheep used as food; The flesh of... |
| 2 | Middle English | motoun | The meat of sheep or a piece of it; mutton; A... |
| 3 | Old French | mouton | sheep; mutton |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | molto | wether |
| 5 | Gaulish | multon- | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | moltos | ram, wether |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (h₂)moldus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English Bacon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bacon | Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig |
| 2 | Middle English | bacon | Alternative form of bacoun; meat from the back... |
| 3 | Old French | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |
| 4 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |