Where does “maccaroni” come from?

maccaroni (Italian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “maccaroni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaccheronemacaroni
2Byzantine Greekμακαρίαfood made from barley
3Ancient GreekΜακάριοςblessed, happy
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “maccaroni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ισμός →