Where does “биг-мэк” come from?
биг-мэк (Russian) comes from English Big Mac, from English Mac, from English macaroni, from Italian maccaroni, from Italian maccherone, from Byzantine Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
биг-мэк (Russian): Big Mac
Definitions
- Big Mac
Ancestry of “биг-мэк”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Big Mac | A hamburger from the fast food company... |
| 2 | English | Mac | "Have you got a light, Mac?"; son of; A Macintosh... |
| 3 | English | macaroni | A type of pasta in the form of short tubes;... |
| 4 | Italian | maccaroni | — |
| 5 | Italian | maccherone | macaroni |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | μακαρία | food made from barley |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μακάριος | blessed, happy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |