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