Where does “smacchiatoria” come from?
smacchiatoria (Italian) comes from Italian smacchiare, from Italian macchia, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
smacchiatoria (Italian): dry cleaner
Definitions
- dry cleaner
Ancestry of “smacchiatoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | smacchiare | To clean |
| 2 | Italian | macchia | stain or smear; spot, fleck; blot, speck,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |