Where does “macadamize” come from?
macadamize (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese macadamizar, from Portuguese macadame, from English MacAdam, from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos — to raise, increase; long.
macadamize (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...
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Ancestry of “macadamize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | macadamizar | to macadamize |
| 2 | Portuguese | macadame | tarmac; macadam mixture of crushed rock and tar used to make road surfaces |
| 3 | English | MacAdam | The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic) |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | mac | son; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and... |
| 5 | Middle Irish | mac | son |
| 6 | Old Irish | macc | son; child |
| 7 | Primitive Irish | ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ | Alternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | makkʷos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |