Where does “macula” come from?

macula (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

macula (Latin): in a bad sense; in a neutral sense; ablative...

Definitions

  1. in a bad sense; in a neutral sense; ablative...

Ancestry of “macula”, step by step

macula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via Proto-Italic smatlom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsmatlom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₂-tló-m—

Words derived from “macula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →