Where does “sexmaculatus” come from?

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

sexmaculatus (Latin): six-spotted

Definitions

  1. six-spotted

Ancestry of “sexmaculatus”, step by step

sexmaculatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin maculātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaculātusstained, spotted, having been stained
2Latinmaculōto stain, make spotted
3LatinMacula—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via Latin sex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexsix; 6
2Proto-Italicsekssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →