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Where does “maculatus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maculatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaculō—
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
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