Where does “marzacotto” come from?
marzacotto (Italian) comes from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا, from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ, from Ancient Greek κονία, from Ancient Greek κόνῐς.
Ancestry of “marzacotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَسْحَقُونِيَّا | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ | ointment of sosa |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κονία | dust, as stirred up by men's feet; a fine powder,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόνῐς | — |