Where does “hemimacula” come from?

hemimacula (English) comes from English macula, from Middle English macula, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

hemimacula (English): Either half of a macula

Definitions

  1. Either half of a macula

Ancestry of “hemimacula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaculaAn oval yellow spot near the center of the retina...
2Middle EnglishmaculaA lesion on the eye; A lesion on the skin
3LatinMacula
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂Every word from Latin Macula
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