Where does “maculare” come from?
maculare (Italian) comes from Italian macula, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
maculare (Italian): macular
Ancestry of “maculare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | macula | macula; stain, blot; macule blotch |
| 2 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |