Where does “macchiatura” come from?

macchiatura (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.

macchiatura (Italian): staining

Definitions

  1. staining

Ancestry of “macchiatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmacchiareto stain, mark, smear; to blot; to sully, tarnish
2Vulgar Latinmaclare—
3Latinmaculōto stain, make spotted
4LatinMacula—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

Words derived from “macchiatura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →