Where does “mazacote” come from?
mazacote (Spanish) comes from Italian marzacotto, from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا, from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ, from Ancient Greek κονία, from Ancient Greek κόνῐς.
mazacote (Spanish): concrete; barilla; a crude work of art
Definitions
- concrete; barilla; a crude work of art
Ancestry of “mazacote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | marzacotto | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَسْحَقُونِيَّا | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ | ointment of sosa |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κονία | dust, as stirred up by men's feet; a fine powder,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόνῐς | — |