Where does “macaroni” come from?
macaroni (French) 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.
macaroni (French): macaroni; wop; a person of Italian descent
Definitions
- macaroni; wop; a person of Italian descent