Where does “macchia” come from?
macchia (English) comes from Corsican machja, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
macchia (English): A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries,...
Definitions
- A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries,...
Ancestry of “macchia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Corsican | machja | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |