Where does “mācerātus” come from?

mācerātus (Latin) comes from Latin mācerō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱeseh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

Ancestry of “mācerātus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	mācerō	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂ḱeseh₂ti	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂ǵ-	to knead, stroke

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