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Where does “macrame” come from?

macrame (English) comes from French macramé, from Italian macramè, from Ottoman Turkish مقرمه, from Arabic مِقْرَمَة, from Arabic مِقْرَم, from Arabic قَرَمَ, from Proto-Semitic q-r-m.

macrame (English): A form of decorative textile made by knotting and...

Definitions

  1. A form of decorative textile made by knotting and...

Ancestry of “macrame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacramémacramé
2Italianmacramèmacramé
3Ottoman Turkishمقرمهhandkerchief
4Arabicمِقْرَمَةembroidered veil; ornamental fringe, embroidered...
5Arabicمِقْرَمbedspread
6Arabicقَرَمَto gnaw
7Proto-Semiticq-r-m—
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