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Where does “macchiabile” come from?

macchiabile (Italian) comes from Italian macchiare, from Vulgar Latin maclare, from Latin maculō, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

macchiabile (Italian): stainable

Definitions

  1. stainable

Ancestry of “macchiabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmacchiareto stain, mark, smear; to blot; to sully, tarnish
2Vulgar Latinmaclare—
3Latinmaculō—
4LatinMacula—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →