Where does “smacchiare” come from?
smacchiare (Italian) comes from Italian macchia, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
smacchiare (Italian): To clean
Definitions
- To clean
Ancestry of “smacchiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | macchia | stain or smear; spot, fleck; blot, speck,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |