Where does “maculopapula” come from?

maculopapula (Italian) comes from Italian macula, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

maculopapula (Italian): maculopapule

Definitions

  1. maculopapule

Ancestry of “maculopapula”, step by step

maculopapula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian macula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaculamacula; stain, blot; macule blotch
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via Italian papula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpapulapapule
2Latinpapulapustule, pimple; mote
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpap-pock mark, nipple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →