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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

Definitions

  1. macular

Ancestry of “maculare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaculamacula; stain, blot; macule blotch
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →