Where does “macula” come from?

macula (Middle English) comes from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

macula (Middle English): A lesion on the eye; A lesion on the skin

Definitions

  1. A lesion on the eye; A lesion on the skin

Ancestry of “macula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “macula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →