Where does “mayled” come from?

mayled (Middle English) comes from Middle English mayle, from Old French maille, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

mayled (Middle English): Made out of mail or resembling something made in that way

Definitions

  1. Made out of mail or resembling something made in that way

Ancestry of “mayled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmayleA ring or plate that forms mail
2Old Frenchmaillechainmail; mail
3Vulgar Latinmaclamedieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of...
4LatinMacula—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

Words derived from “mayled”

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