Where does “マック” come from?
マック (Japanese) comes from English Mac, from English macaroni, from Italian maccaroni, from Italian maccherone, from Byzantine Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
マック (Japanese): Mac a Mac
Ancestry of “マック”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Mac | "Have you got a light, Mac?"; son of; A Macintosh... |
| 2 | English | macaroni | A type of pasta in the form of short tubes;... |
| 3 | Italian | maccaroni | — |
| 4 | Italian | maccherone | macaroni |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | μακαρία | food made from barley |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μακάριος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |