Where does “maculer” come from?

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

maculer (French): to mark; to spoil

Definitions

  1. to mark; to spoil

Ancestry of “maculer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaculāre—
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →