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Where does “manchar” come from?

manchar (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin manclare, from Latin maculāre, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

manchar (Portuguese): to stain; to blemish; to besmirch

Definitions

  1. to stain; to blemish; to besmirch

Ancestry of “manchar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmanclare—
2Latinmaculāre—
3LatinMacula—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
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