Where does “맥” come from?
맥 (Korean) 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.
맥 (Korean): pulse; tapir; oats
Definitions
- pulse; tapir; oats
Ancestry of “맥”, step by step
맥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | blessed, happy |
| 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 |
via Middle Chinese 脈
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 脈 | — |