Where does “macchia” come from?
macchia (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
macchia (Italian): stain or smear; spot, fleck; blot, speck,...
Definitions
- stain or smear; spot, fleck; blot, speck,...
Ancestry of “macchia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |