Where does “immaculate” come from?
Immaculate derives from Middle English immaculat, from Latin immaculatus, composed of the Latin prefix in- (from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne) and Latin maculatus, meaning "spotted" or "stained."
immaculate (English): Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled,...
Definitions
- Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled,...
Ancestry of “immaculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | immaculat | — |
| 2 | Latin | immaculātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “immaculate”