Where does “bimaculate” come from?
bimaculate (Latin) comes from Latin bimaculatus, from Latin maculātus, from Latin maculō, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
bimaculate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of bimaculātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of bimaculātus
Ancestry of “bimaculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bimaculatus | two-spotted |
| 2 | Latin | maculātus | stained, spotted, having been stained |
| 3 | Latin | maculō | to stain, make spotted |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |