Where does “manchego” come from?

manchego (Portuguese) comes from Spanish manchego, from Spanish mancha, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

manchego (Portuguese): of, from or relating to the Spanish region of La...

Definitions

  1. of, from or relating to the Spanish region of La...

Ancestry of “manchego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmanchegoof or pertaining to la Mancha; someone from la...
2Spanishmanchaspot; stain; blemish
3Vulgar Latinmaclamedieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of...
4LatinMacula—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →