Where does “macla” come from?
macla (Portuguese) comes from French macle, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
macla (Portuguese): crystal twinning
Ancestry of “macla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | macle | twin crystal; mascle |
| 2 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |