Where does “macarrón” come from?
macarrón (Spanish) comes from Spanish macarra, from Catalan macarró, from French maquereau, from Middle French macquereau, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
macarrón (Spanish): macaroon; piece of macaroni; spaghetti
Definitions
- macaroon; piece of macaroni; spaghetti
Ancestry of “macarrón”, step by step
macarrón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish macarra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | macarra | thug, lout; pimp |
| 2 | Catalan | macarró | macaroon; pimp |
| 3 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 4 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 5 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 7 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 8 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 9 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Italian maccarone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maccarone | Alternative form of maccherone; coarse dumpling;... |