Where does “macaronicus” come from?
macaronicus (Latin) comes from Italian maccarone, from French macaron, from Italian maccherone, from Byzantine Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
Ancestry of “macaronicus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maccarone | Alternative form of maccherone; coarse dumpling;... |
| 2 | French | macaron | macaron; buns rolled over the ears and worn... |
| 3 | Italian | maccherone | macaroni |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | μακαρία | food made from barley |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μακάριος | blessed, happy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |