Where does “macramé” come from?
macramé (French) comes from Italian macramè, from Ottoman Turkish مقرمه, from Arabic مِقْرَمَة, from Arabic مِقْرَم, from Arabic قَرَمَ, from Proto-Semitic q-r-m.
macramé (French): macramé
Ancestry of “macramé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | macramè | macramé |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مقرمه | handkerchief |
| 3 | Arabic | مِقْرَمَة | embroidered veil; ornamental fringe, embroidered... |
| 4 | Arabic | مِقْرَم | bedspread |
| 5 | Arabic | قَرَمَ | to gnaw |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | q-r-m | — |
Words derived from “macramé”