Where does “macroclima” come from?
macroclima (Italian) comes from Serbo-Croatian makroklima, from Serbo-Croatian makro, from French maquereau, from Middle French macquereau, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
macroclima (Italian): macroclimate
Ancestry of “macroclima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | makroklima | macroclimate |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | makro | pimp |
| 3 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 4 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 5 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 7 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 8 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 9 | Old Saxon | makōn | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |