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
Ancestry of “macchiabile”, step by step