Where does “maquis” come from?

maquis (English) comes from French maquis, from Corsican macchia, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

maquis (English): Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub; The French...

Definitions

  1. Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub; The French...

Ancestry of “maquis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaquismacchia; thicket; resistance, underground
2Corsicanmacchia—
3Vulgar Latinmaclamedieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of...
4LatinMacula—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →