Where does “macula” come from?

macula (New Latin) comes from Proto-Italic smatlom, from Proto-Indo-European smh₂-tló-m.

macula (New Latin): in a bad sense; in a neutral sense; ablative...

Definitions

  1. in a bad sense; in a neutral sense; ablative...

Ancestry of “macula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsmatlom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₂-tló-m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₂-tló-m →Every word from Proto-Italic smatlom →