Where does “macaroni” come from?
macaroni (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English macaroni, from Italian maccaroni, 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.
macaroni (Scottish Gaelic): macaroni
Definitions
- macaroni
Ancestry of “macaroni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macaroni | A type of pasta in the form of short tubes;... |
| 2 | Italian | maccaroni | — |
| 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 |