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Where does “proteamaculans” come from?

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

proteamaculans (Latin): Protea-staining

Definitions

  1. Protea-staining

Ancestry of “proteamaculans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaculansstaining, spotting; defiling, polluting;...
2Latinmaculō—
3LatinMacula—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
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