Where does “albomaculatus” come from?
albomaculatus (Latin) comes from Latin maculātus, from Latin maculō, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
albomaculatus (Latin): having white spots
Definitions
- having white spots
Ancestry of “albomaculatus”, step by step
albomaculatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin maculātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | maculātus | stained, spotted, having been stained |
| 2 | Latin | maculō | to stain, make spotted |
| 3 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |