Where does “maculicollis” come from?
maculicollis (Latin) comes from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
maculicollis (Latin): having a spotted or speckled neck or stem
Definitions
- having a spotted or speckled neck or stem
Ancestry of “maculicollis”, step by step
maculicollis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin collum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 2 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Latin maculosus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | maculosus | spotted, speckled, dappled, mottled, variegated;... |
| 2 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |