Where does “macle” come from?

macle (English) comes from French macle, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

macle (English): Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated...

Definitions

  1. Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated...

Ancestry of “macle”, step by step

macle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French macle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacletwin crystal; mascle
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English macule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaculeA spot; A blur or an appearance of a double...
2Middle EnglishmaculeAlternative form of macula

Words derived from “macle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →
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