Where does “măcar” come from?

măcar (Romanian) comes from Greek μακάρι, from Byzantine Greek μακάριν, from Koine Greek μακάριον, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

măcar (Romanian): even; at least; not even

Definitions

even; at least; not even

Ancestry of “măcar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	μακάρι	I wish, if only
2	Byzantine Greek	μακάριν	—
3	Koine Greek	μακάριον	—
4	Ancient Greek	Μακάριος	blessed, happy
5	Ancient Greek	-ισμός	Forms abstract nouns
6	Ancient Greek	-μός	Forms abstract nouns
7	Proto-Indo-European	-mós	Creates action/result nouns from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ισμός →