Where does “makeaway” come from?
makeaway (English) comes from English make, from Middle English make, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
makeaway (English): A kit containing the ingredients for a meal, delivered by a restaurant to the diner's home for them to cook
Definitions
- A kit containing the ingredients for a meal, delivered by a restaurant to the diner's home for them to cook
Ancestry of “makeaway”, step by step
makeaway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English make
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | make | To create; To behave, to act; To tend; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | make | Alternative form of maken; easy |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via English takeaway
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | takeaway | intended to be eaten off the premises from which... |
| 2 | English | take | To get into one's hands, possession, or control,... |
| 3 | Middle English | taken | to take; Alternative form of token; Alternative... |
| 4 | Old English | tācen | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | tekinn | past participle of taka; take, took, taken |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tēkanaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |