Where does “macular” come from?

macular (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mácula, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

macular (Portuguese): to taint; macular

Definitions

  1. to taint; macular

Ancestry of “macular”, step by step

macular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese mácula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemáculastain; blemish; stain; blemish
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via Latin maculō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaculōto stain, make spotted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →