Etymograph

English

maricon

Maricon comes from Spanish maricón ‘homosexual man, queer, faggot, fairy,…’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜαρίᾱ
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMarīa
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentMaría
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmarica‘effeminate’
  5. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmaricón‘homosexual man, queer, faggot, fairy, effeminate man or boy, sissy’
  6. Englishtodaymaricon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜαρίᾱ
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMarīa
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentMaría
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmarica‘effeminate’
  5. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmaricón‘homosexual man, queer, faggot, fairy, effeminate man or boy, sissy’
  6. Englishtodaymaricon

Linked words

through Latin Marīa

marry, marionette, 1 more

Today it means

noun An effeminate homosexual male in a Spanish-speaking region, especially Central America.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ / maricon

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