Where does “maccheroni” come from?

maccheroni (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

maccheroni (Italian): "m plural"; macaroni

Definitions

  1. "m plural"; macaroni

Ancestry of “maccheroni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμακαρίαfood made from barley
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “maccheroni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek μακαρία →