Where does “mantuamaker” come from?

mantuamaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

mantuamaker (English): A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses

Definitions

  1. A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses

Ancestry of “mantuamaker”, step by step

mantuamaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English mantua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmantuaAn article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and...
2Frenchmanteaucoat; mantle; pavilion
3Latinmantēllum
4Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Gaulishmantos
6Proto-Celticmantos
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-