Where does “makaronipata” come from?
makaronipata (Finnish) comes from Finnish pata, from Swedish spader, from German Spaten, from Dutch spatten, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
makaronipata (Finnish): A simple, low-cost dish made by combining boiled macaroni with minced meat that has been fried with onion and possibly with some other ingredients
Definitions
- A simple, low-cost dish made by combining boiled macaroni with minced meat that has been fried with onion and possibly with some other ingredients
Ancestry of “makaronipata”, step by step
makaronipata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pata | cauldron; pot; typically one made of thick... |
| 2 | Swedish | spader | spade, spades |
| 3 | German | Spaten | spade |
| 4 | Dutch | spatten | to splatter, splash |
| 5 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish makaroni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makaroni | macaroni |
| 2 | Swedish | makaron | a piece of macaroni (usually elbow macaroni) |
| 3 | Italian | maccherone | macaroni |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | μακαρία | food made from barley |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μακάριος | blessed, happy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |