Where does “macchiato” come from?
macchiato (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.
macchiato (Italian): stained; spotted; past participle of macchiare
Definitions
- stained; spotted; past participle of macchiare
Ancestry of “macchiato”, step by step
macchiato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian macchiare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | macchiare | to stain, mark, smear; to blot; to sully, tarnish |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | maclare | — |
| 3 | Latin | maculō | to stain, make spotted |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via Italian macchiarsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | macchiarsi | reflexive of macchiare; to stain one's body or... |