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
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 | — |
| 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 |