Where does “maculose” come from?

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

maculose (Latin): vocative masculine singular of maculōsus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of maculōsus

Ancestry of “maculose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaculosusspotted, speckled, dappled, mottled, variegated;...
2LatinMacula
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂Every word from Latin Macula
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